CVE-2026-9863
Received Received - Intake
OS Command Injection in Fortra BoKS Manager

Publication date: 2026-06-15

Last updated on: 2026-06-15

Assigner: Fortra

Description
Fortra BoKS Manager contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the client upgrade and patch tooling for legacy tar-based client installations. A malicious or compromised legacy tar-installed client selected for upgrade or patching may be able to cause commands to be executed on the BoKS Master during client version handling.
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Published
2026-06-15
Last Modified
2026-06-15
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2026-06-15
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2026-06-15
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NVD
CVE-2026-9863
EUVD
EUVD-2026-36731
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fortra boks_manager *
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CWE ID Description
CWE-78 The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
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Executive Summary

Fortra BoKS Manager contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the client upgrade and patch tooling for legacy tar-based client installations.

A malicious or compromised legacy tar-installed client selected for upgrade or patching may be able to cause commands to be executed on the BoKS Master during client version handling.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow an attacker who controls or compromises a legacy tar-installed client to execute arbitrary commands on the BoKS Master.

Such command execution can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system, as indicated by the CVSS score (7.5) with high impact on all three aspects.

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