CVE-2026-9862 (GCVE-0-2026-9862)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-15 15:10 – Updated: 2026-06-15 16:09
VLAI
Title
Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) autoregistration service command injection vulnerability
Summary
Fortra's  Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the boks_autoregisterd service. A remote attacker with network access to the service may be able to cause commands to be executed with the privileges of the service during the autoregistration processing.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Fortra Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) Affected: boks-server 8.1.0.0 , ≤ boks-server 8.1.0.22 (custom)
Affected: boks-server 9.0.0.0 , ≤ boks-server 9.0.0.4 (custom)
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Credits
Fortra internal security assessment
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