MinorCritical vulnerability
CVE-2026-79899 (CVSS 7.9)
NVD · officialPublished Oct 1, 2026Risk 23/100
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.
Technical details
CVSS
7.9
AV:LocalAC:LowPR:LowUI:RequiredC:HighI:HighA:None
Evidence and sources
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