Fortra BoKS Server Agent contains a predictable password generation vulnerability in the adjoin utility. Machine-account passwords generated during Active Directory join or password renewal operations may have significantly less entropy than intended, making them more susceptible to prediction by an attacker who can estimate when the password was generated.
History

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Fortra
Fortra core Privileged Access Manager (boks)
Vendors & Products Fortra
Fortra core Privileged Access Manager (boks)

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Description Fortra BoKS Server Agent contains a predictable password generation vulnerability in the adjoin utility. Machine-account passwords generated during Active Directory join or password renewal operations may have significantly less entropy than intended, making them more susceptible to prediction by an attacker who can estimate when the password was generated.
Title Fortra BoKS Server Agent adjoin machine-account password generation vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-338
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Fortra

Published: 2026-10-01T16:00:25.899Z

Updated: 2026-10-01T16:16:15.483Z

Reserved: 2026-05-28T16:37:54.270Z

Link: CVE-2026-9864

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-01T16:16:10.345Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-01T16:18:09.417

Modified: 2026-10-01T20:34:26.287

Link: CVE-2026-9864

cve-icon Redhat

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