CVE-2018-5262
A stack-based buffer overflow in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier allows unauthenticated...
CVE-2018-5262 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Flexense Diskboss, published January 12, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 39.1%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
A stack-based buffer overflow in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of a highly privileged account.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A stack-based buffer overflow in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of a highly privileged account.
- Record
CVE-2018-5262- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A stack-based buffer overflow in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of a highly privileged account.
- Record
CVE-2018-5262- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17044 No score
A stack-based buffer overflow in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of a highly privileged account.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17044- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w59g-gcwr-m2xr
A stack-based buffer overflow in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier allows unauthenticated...
A stack-based buffer overflow in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of a highly privileged account.
- Record
GHSA-w59g-gcwr-m2xr- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | DiskBoss Enterprise 8.8.16 - Remote Buffer Overflow | 2018-01-10 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |