Is CVE-2026-79899 being exploited?

No public exploit is currently tracked.

How severe is CVE-2026-79899?

CVE-2026-79899 has a CVSS v3 severity of HIGH (7.9).

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CVE-2026-79899

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.