---
id: CVE-2026-79901
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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 t…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-338
vendor: Fortra
product: BoKS Manager boks-server
affected:
  - boks_manager_boks-server < 9.0.0.6
published: '2026-10-01'
updated: '2026-10-01'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-01T15:17:32.163'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79901'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/fi-2026-012'
    label: df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-01T14:42:41.970090Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-01T14:46:26.703Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.