CVE-2026-78635

Published: Sep 8, 2026Modified: Sep 8, 2026

5.0

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.6 / Impact: 3.4

Source: psirt@okta.com (Secondary)

Description

The 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.

Related CWEs

CWE-88

Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string.

References (1)

https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-input-validation-in-the-okta-privileged-access-ssh-client-url-handler-argument-cve-2026-78635

Source: psirt@okta.com

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