CVE-2026-79899
highFortra BoKS Manager contains an insecure temporary file vulnerability in bccgethostcert.
Fortra BoKS Manager contains an insecure temporary file vulnerability in bccgethostcert. The utility creates predictable temporary files without first setting a restrictive umask. A local user on the BoKS Master who can read files under BOKS_tmp may be able to obtain CA secret or host private-key material while the utility runs, or obtain CA secret material left behind after successful certificate creation.
CVSS
7.9
7.9 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-01 15:17
Modified: 2026-10-01 20:34
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:56 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/fi-2026-014 df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:56 UTC · record ↗