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title: "CVE-2026-12627: Fortra Core Privileged Access Manager - Buffer Overflow"
description: "Fortra Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) contains a stack-based buffer overflow caused by improper handling in boks_autoregisterd, letting remote attackers with network access cause memory corruption, exploit requires network access to autoregistration service."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-12627/
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# CVE-2026-12627 Fortra Core Privileged Access Manager - Buffer Overflow

Fortra Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) contains a stack-based buffer overflow caused by improper handling in boks\_autoregisterd, letting remote attackers with network access cause memory corruption, exploit requires network access to autoregistration service.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.44% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12627)

## Details

Type

Buffer Overflow

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

1 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-121](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of Fortra Core Privileged Access Manager.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12627](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12627)
- [https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/fi-2026-017](https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/fi-2026-017)

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