CVE-2026-12627 (GCVE-0-2026-12627)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-01 15:29 – Updated: 2026-10-01 16:02
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Fortra's Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) autoregistration stack buffer overflow vulnerability
Summary
Fortra's Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in boks_autoregisterd. A remote attacker with network access to the autoregistration service may be able to trigger memory corruption during client response processing.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-01 16:02 UTC
CWE
- CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortra | Fortra's Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) |
Affected:
8.1.0.0 , ≤ 8.1.0.23
(custom)
Affected: 9.0.0.0 , ≤ 9.0.0.6 (custom) |
guessed |
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