CVE-2020-36879
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.003 · 19 %ileEUEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Flexsense DiskBoss 11.7.28 allows unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges using any of its services, enabling remote code execution during startup or reboot with escalated privileges. Attackers can exploit the unquoted service path vulnerability by specifying a malicious service name in the 'sc qc' command, allowing them to execute arbitrary system commands.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.9–8.5
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (5)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (12)
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- https://www.diskboss.com/cnnvd
- https://www.diskboss.com/downloads.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49022cnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/flexsense-diskboss-service-unquoted-service-path-vulnerabilitycnnvd
- https://www.diskboss.com/enisa_euvd
- https://www.diskboss.com/downloads.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49022enisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/flexsense-diskboss-service-unquoted-service-path-vulnerabilityenisa_euvd
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