CVE-2026-77585

Published: Aug 25, 2026Modified: Aug 28, 2026

5.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 4.2

Source: psirt@okta.com (Secondary)

Description

The Okta Privileged Access client does not reject a leading hyphen in the username portion of an SSH target. As a result, the value may be interpreted as a command-line option by the underlying SSH process.

Related CWEs

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

References (1)

https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-validation-ssh-target-in-okta-privileged-access-client-cve-2026-77585

Source: psirt@okta.com

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