Insecure Temporary File in Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) - CVE-2026-79899
Published: October 6, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU153306
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-79899
CWE-ID: CWE-377
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose CA secret or host private-key material.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure temporary file creation in bccgethostcert when creating certificate-related temporary files. A local user can read predictable temporary files in BOKS_tmp to disclose CA secret or host private-key material.
User interaction is required.
Affected software
Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-79899
Install security update from vendor's website.