Denial of Service in Okta RADIUS Agent Packet Parser
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-78633 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Okta |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-10-13 21:18:21 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-13 21:18:21 UTC |
| Description | The Okta RADIUS Agent does not validate the sub-attribute length when parsing a Vendor-Specific attribute. A sub-attribute length of zero causes the parser to loop indefinitely, resulting in worker-thread exhaustion and denial of new RADIUS authentication requests. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-835 | CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 6.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 6.5 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
AdjacentAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Okta | Okta RADIUS Agent | affected 2.17.5 2.28.0 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| trust.okta.com/security-advisories/denial-of-service-in-okta-radius-agent-pa... | [email protected] | trust.okta.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Additional Advisory Data
Solutions
CNA: Upgrade the Okta RADIUS Agent to version 2.28.0 or greater.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.