CVE-2020-36879

HIGH EPSS 15.6%
Published Dec 5, 20256mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.5 CVSS 4.0
High
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Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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 Details

Base Score
8.5
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction P
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
15.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-428

References 4

  • diskboss.com https://www.diskboss.com/
  • diskboss.com https://www.diskboss.com/downloads.html
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49022
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/flexsense-diskboss-service-unquoted-service-path-vulnerability

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.