Widely deployed PAM product with remote code execution risk; could disrupt privileged access across many orgs.
CVE-2026-9862
OS command injection in BoKS autoregister service allows remote code execution.
Is CVE-2026-9862 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-9862 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.99% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-9862?
CVE-2026-9862 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-9862?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-9862. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-9862 affect?
CVE-2026-9862 affects Fortra Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-9862?
Patch when available; restrict network access; monitor autoregistration activity
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote attacker can execute commands with BoKS service privileges during autoregistration, risking full PAM control.
Immediate action required
- affected>= boks-server 8.1.0.0 and <= boks-server 8.1.0.22
- affected>= boks-server 9.0.0.0 and <= boks-server 9.0.0.4
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.