Weak Password Hash in Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS)
Priority LOW 26CWE-916Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Insecure defaults in the Server Agent component of Fortra's Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) can result in the selection of weak password hash algorithms. This issue affects BoKS Server Agent 9.0 instances that support yescrypt and are running in a BoKS 8.1 domain.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00099 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortra | Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) | This issue affects BoKS Server Agent 9.0 instances that support yescrypt and are running in a BoKS 8.1 domain. The affected platforms are: Debian 11, 12, 13, RedHat 9, 10 and Ubuntu 24. | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) VendorFortra Affected This issue affects BoKS Server Agent 9.0 instances that support yescrypt and are running in a BoKS 8.1 domain. The affected platforms are: Debian 11, 12, 13, RedHat 9, 10 and Ubuntu 24. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13532
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2q8j-p5mw-6mf5
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Sources
- CVE-2025-13532 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-13532 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2q8j-p5mw-6mf5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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