Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-12627 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-12627 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-12627?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 1 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Fortra Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS).
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-12627?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-12627 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-12627?
- Check whether you run Fortra Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS). Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the boks_autoregisterd component during processing of client responses. An unauthenticated remote attacker with network access to the autoregistration service can trigger memory corruption by sending a specially crafted response, potentially leading to denial of service or remote code execution.
Affected products
- Fortra Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS)
Timeline
- 2026-10-01: disclosed