Improper Input Validation in the Okta Privileged Access SSH Client URL Handler Argument

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-78635
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerOkta
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-08 21:18:41 UTC
Updated2026-09-10 15:17:42 UTC
DescriptionThe Okta Privileged Access client URL handler does not insert an option terminator before appending the target value to the command-line arguments. When a scaleft:// protocol handler link contains a value beginning with a hyphen, the underlying CLI framework interprets it as a command-line flag, causing unintended modification of the SSH client's behavior.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS: 0.001560000 probability, percentile 0.050530000 (date 2026-09-09)

Problem Types: CWE-88 | CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Okta Okta Privileged Access Client affected 1.18.0 1.113.0 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-input-validation-in-the-okta-pri... [email protected] trust.okta.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Upgrade the Okta Privileged Access client to version 1.113.0.

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