Vulnerability · Published Dec 5, 2025 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2020-36879Flexsense DiskBoss Service Unquoted Service Path Vulnerability
High 8.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in DiskBoss from Flexsense. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Flexsense | DiskBoss | 11.7.28 |
| Flexsense | DiskBoss Pro | 11.7.28 |
| Flexsense | DiskBoss Ultimate | 11.7.28 |
| Flexsense | DiskBoss Pro | 11.7.28 |
| Flexsense | DiskBoss Ultimate | 11.7.28 |
| Flexsense | DiskBoss Server | 11.7.28 |
| Flexsense | DiskBoss Enterprise | 11.7.28 |
Weakness: CWE-428 · Vector: 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
References
- Exploit Database Entry 49022 exploit
- DiskBoss Homepage product
- DiskBoss Software Link product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/flexsense-diskboss-service-unquoted-service-path-vulnerability third-party-advisory