RCE in Forta Core Privileged Access Manager
CVE-2026-9862
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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (72.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.015 · change: +0.005
Affected products
- Forta Core Privileged Access Manager
- Fortra Core Privileged Access Manager (Boks) — versions boks-server 8.1.0.0, boks-server 9.0.0.0
- Fortra Core Privileged Access Manager Server
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-9862?
- CVE-2026-9862 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Forta Core Privileged Access Manager, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-06-15.
- How severe is CVE-2026-9862?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.