CVE-2026-79901NVD

Vulnerability Summary

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.

Severity Level

CRITICAL(9.9)

Published Date

Oct 1, 2026

Last Modified

Oct 1, 2026

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation yet

EPSS Score (30-Day)

0.27%Probability

Root Weakness (CWE)

CWE-338: Unknown/Unlisted Weakness ↗

Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.

CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 9.9 (CRITICAL)

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions

Not provided by NVD for this CVE.

Patched Versions

Not provided by NVD for this CVE.

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