Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) in Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) - CVE-2026-79901
Published: October 6, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU153308
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-79901
CWE-ID: CWE-338
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise Active Directory service accounts.
The vulnerability exists due to use of a cryptographically weak pseudo-random number generator in boks_keytabmd when generating Active Directory service-account passwords through BoKS keytab management. A remote user can reproduce password candidates from a limited set and verify them offline to compromise Active Directory service accounts.
Exploitation requires knowledge of the service principal, an estimate of the password-change time, and suitable Kerberos ticket material.
Affected software
Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-79901
Install security update from vendor's website.