CVE-2020-36881

HIGH

Flexsense DiskBoss 7.7.14 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-36881. PoCs published by Paras Bhatia.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a local buffer overflow in DiskBoss 7.7.14 by overwriting the EIP with a JMP EBX instruction and executing shellcode to launch calc.exe. It requires DEP to be disabled for the target process.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Paras Bhatia · pythonlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48279

This exploit demonstrates a local buffer overflow in DiskBoss 7.7.14 by overwriting the EIP with a JMP EBX instruction and executing shellcode to launch calc.exe. It requires DEP to be disabled for the target process.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: DiskBoss 7.7.14
No auth needed
Prerequisites: DEP disabled for diskbsg.exe · User interaction to paste payload into the 'Directory' field
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0032
EPSS Percentile 23.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
flexense/diskboss 7.7.14
Published Dec 05, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026