Flexsense DiskBoss 7.7.14 Directory Add Input Directory memory corruption

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Flexsense DiskBoss 7.7.14. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Directory Handler. This manipulation of the argument Add Input Directory causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-36881. The attack needs to be launched locally. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Flexsense DiskBoss 7.7.14. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Directory Handler. The manipulation of the argument Add Input Directory with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Flexsense DiskBoss 7.7.14 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'Input Directory' component that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the system. Attackers can exploit this by pasting a specially crafted directory path into the 'Add Input Directory' field.

The weakness was published by Paras Bhatia as 48279. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-36881 since 12/05/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (48279). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Flexsense

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• DiskBoss

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• 7.7.14

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