CVE-2026-79901

In deployments using BoKS keytab management, affected versions of boks_keytabmd generate Active…

Risk score: 63/100
CVSS: 9.9 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days): 0.3%
Published: 1 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is: In deployments using BoKS keytab management, affected versions of boks_keytabmd generate Active Directory service-account passwords from a predictable pseudo-random sequence seeded with the current Unix timestamp. An attacker who knows the service principal and can estimate the password-change time can reproduce a lim…
Affected: See advisory
Fix: Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Exploitation: No known exploitation

Why it is Amber

CVSS 9.9 critical

References

https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/fi-2026-012

Original description

In deployments using BoKS keytab management, affected versions of boks_keytabmd generate Active Directory service-account passwords from a predictable pseudo-random sequence seeded with the current Unix timestamp. An attacker who knows the service principal and can estimate the password-change time can reproduce a limited candidate set and verify candidates offline.

Last activity 1 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.