{"id":"CVE-2018-5262","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-5262","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:41:42.434Z","title":"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.","description":"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.","published":"2018-01-12T17:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:59:56.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["flexense/diskboss"],"epss":{"score":0.39123,"percentile":0.98589,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.36178,"percentile":0.98452},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.39123,"percentile":0.98529}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-01-10","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":43478,"kind":"exploit","title":"DiskBoss Enterprise 8.8.16 - Remote Buffer Overflow","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43478","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/43478.py","file":"exploits/windows/remote/43478.py","published":"2018-01-10","added":"2018-01-10","updated":"2018-01-10","author":"Arris Huijgen","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-5262"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comdiskbossent_setup_v8.8.16.exe","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 39.1%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145825/DiskBoss-Enterprise-8.8.16-Buffer-Overflow.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43478/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145825/DiskBoss-Enterprise-8.8.16-Buffer-Overflow.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43478/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5262","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}