Medium severity · published Dec 16, 2025
CVE-2025-13532
Weak Password Hash in Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS)
6.2
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CP
Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS) · Fortra
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. · source: vendor
Affected product
CP
Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS)
Fortra
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13532
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13532
www.fortra.com
https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/fi-2025-014
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