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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.9 High

CVE-2026-79899

Fortra BoKS Manager bccgethostcert insecure temporary file vulnerability

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Fortra BoKS Manager

Default version status: unaffected

  • 8.1.0.0 to ≤ 8.1.0.23affected
  • 9.0.0.0 to ≤ 9.0.0.6affected

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