CVE-2026-9864 (GCVE-0-2026-9864)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-01 16:00 – Updated: 2026-10-01 16:16
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Fortra BoKS Server Agent adjoin machine-account password generation vulnerability
Summary
Fortra BoKS Server Agent contains a predictable password generation vulnerability in the adjoin utility. Machine-account passwords generated during Active Directory join or password renewal operations may have significantly less entropy than intended, making them more susceptible to prediction by an attacker who can estimate when the password was generated.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-01 16:16 UTC
CWE
- CWE-338 - Use of cryptographically weak Pseudo-Random number generator (PRNG)
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortra | Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) |
Affected:
8.1.0.0 , ≤ 8.1.0.29
(custom)
Affected: 9.0.0.0 , ≤ 9.0.0.5 (custom) |
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