CVE-2026-79901
CRITICAL
9,9
Source: df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: changed
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Description
AI Translation Available
In deployments using BoKS keytab management, affected versions of boks_keytabmd generate Active Directory service-account passwords from a predictable pseudo-random sequence seeded with the current Unix timestamp. An attacker who knows the service principal and can estimate the password-change time can reproduce a limited candidate set and verify candidates offline.
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Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
DraftCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Access Control
Potential Impacts:
Bypass Protection Mechanism
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/fi-2026-012