CVE-2026-79899

Fortra BoKS Manager bccgethostcert insecure temporary file vulnerability

State: Published
Severity: 7.9 High
Published: Oct 1, 2026
Updated: Oct 1, 2026
Reserved: Aug 25, 2026

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	7.9 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N	Fortra

Weaknesses

CWE-377 Insecure Temporary File

Affected Products

Product	Versions
BoKS ManagerFortra	8.1.0.0 through 8.1.0.23Affected 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.6Affected

References

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

Every record here comes from the CVE Program’s CVE List. © 1999–2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. The records are reproduced under the CVE Program terms of use.