Fortra BoKS Manager bccgethostcert insecure temporary file vulnerability
Historical advisory recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. Read the latest advisory.
cve-program · CVE-2026-79899
PublishedFortra 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.
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cve-program · CVE-2026-79899
PublishedFortra BoKS Manager bccgethostcert insecure temporary file vulnerability
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.
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- 1 Oct 2026 15:28:05 UTC
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CVSS 3.1 · 7.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N