Vulnerability · Published Oct 1, 2026 · Assigned by Fortra
CVE-2026-12627Fortra's Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) autoregistration stack buffer overflow vulnerability
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity stack buffer overflow in Fortra's Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) from Fortra. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 60.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortra | Fortra's Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) | 8.1.0.0 – through 8.1.0.239.0.0.0 – through 9.0.0.6 |
Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H