CVE-2018-5261

HighCVSS 8.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in Flexense DiskBoss 8.8.16 and earlier. Due to the usage of plaintext information from the handshake as input for the encryption key used for the encryption of the rest of the session, the server and client disclose sensitive information, such as the authentication credentials, to any man-in-the-middle (MiTM) listener.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.1/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 2, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2018-5261: High severity, CVSS 8.1 | Vulnix