CVE-2026-79899

high

Assigned by CNA: df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff

Published 2026-10-01 · Modified 2026-10-01

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CVSS v3

7.9

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

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.9

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

76%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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References

https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/fi-2026-014

CWEs

CWE-377

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.