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CVE-2026-79899: Fortra BoKS Manager bccgethostcert insecure temporary file vulnerability
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.9 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-10-01 · updated 2026-10-01
- Weakness: CWE-377
Description
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.
Affected products
- Fortra BoKS Manager: from 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.0.23; from 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.6
References
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