---
title: "CVE-2026-79899: Fortra BoKS Manager - Information Disclosure"
description: "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."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-79899/
---

# 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

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79899)

## 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](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/377.html)

## 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

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79899](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79899)
- [https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/fi-2026-014](https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/fi-2026-014)

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