CVE-2026-79899 Fortra BoKS Manager - Information Disclosure

Fortra BoKS Manager contains an insecure temporary file vulnerability in bccgethostcert caused by predictable temporary file creation without restrictive umask, letting local users access CA secret or host private keys, exploit requires local access to BOKS_tmp directory.

CVSS base score 7.9 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.07% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Information Disclosure
Impact
Information Disclosure
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Published
1 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-377

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with secure temporary file handling or apply patches to set restrictive umask.

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

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