CVE-2020-36879

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

No CVSS.

References

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

Configurations

No configuration.

History

05 Dec 2025, 18:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-12-05 18:15

Updated : 2025-12-08 18:26

NVD link : CVE-2020-36879

Mitre link : CVE-2020-36879

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-36879

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-428

Unquoted Search Path or Element

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