CVE•Published 2026-10-01•Modified 2026-10-01•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-79899
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
7.9
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-10-01
Modified 2026-10-01
External references
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Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-79899Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-79899Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
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GitHub code
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Google dork
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Known PoCs on GitHub
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