CVE-2026-79899: Fortra BoKS Manager bccgethostcert insecure temporary file vulnerability
Fortra · BoKS Manager
Vendor fix available · Affected: Fortra BoKS Manager · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 0% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Fortra · BoKS Managerfrom 8.1.0.0 up to and including 8.1.0.23; from 9.0.0.0 up to and including 9.0.0.6
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Weakness
- CWE-377 · File and Path Handling
- Vendor
- Fortra
- Published
- October 2026
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