CVE-2025-13532

Reduced password-cracking cost via weak hash selection

Published Dec 16, 2025 · Updated Dec 16, 2025

Weak password hashing in Fortra Core Privileged Access Manager Server Agent 9.0 allows local users to reduce password-cracking effort. In a yescrypt-capable agent operating in an 8.1 domain, an insecure default selects a weaker password-hash algorithm; Fortra does not identify the configuration locus or selected algorithm. Exposure requires that specific Linux agent and domain combination, and the consequence is limited to easier recovery of passwords from hashes obtained separately.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Weak password hashing in Fortra Core Privileged Access Manager Server Agent 9.0 allows local users to reduce password-cracking effort. In a yescrypt-capable agent operating in an 8.1 domain, an insecure default selects a weaker password-hash algorithm; Fortra does not identify the configuration locus or selected algorithm. Exposure requires that specific Linux agent and domain combination, and the consequence is limited to easier recovery of passwords from hashes obtained separately.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-13532
Published
Dec 16, 2025
Updated
Dec 16, 2025
Vendor
Fortra
Product
Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS)
Classifications
CWE-916, CAPEC-112, T1110.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=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.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Fortra · Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS)version=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.

Published CVSS scores

6.2FortraCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-916Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort
CAPEC-112Brute Force
T1110.002Password Cracking

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