CVE-2026-79899CWE-377

CVE-2026-79899

High · published October 1, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
0.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.9 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00073 · 0.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-377 · Insecure Temporary File
Published
2026-10-01T19:17Z
References (1)
https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/fi-2026-014 · df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 OCT 03:46Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 01 OCT 14:37Z
    Fortra BoKS Manager bccgethostcert insecure temporary file vulnerability
    cvelistv5