Description
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.
Published: 2026-10-01
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to boks-server 8.1.0.24 or 9.0.0.7.


Vendor Workaround

Restrict network access to boks_autoregisterd, which listens on port 6507 by default. If autoregistration is not required, disable the boks_autoregisterd service until fixed builds are installed.

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History

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Fortra
Fortra core Privileged Access Manager (boks)
Vendors & Products Fortra
Fortra core Privileged Access Manager (boks)

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Fortra's Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) autoregistration stack buffer overflow vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Fortra Core Privileged Access Manager (boks)
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Fortra

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-01T16:02:27.366Z

Reserved: 2026-06-18T15:02:55.446Z

Link: CVE-2026-12627

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-01T16:17:40.480

Modified: 2026-10-01T17:17:20.480

Link: CVE-2026-12627

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Updated: 2026-10-01T19:15:11Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-121

    Stack-based Buffer Overflow