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.
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade the Okta Privileged Access client to version 1.111.1 or greater.

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History

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title Improper Validation of SSH Target in Okta Privileged Access Client
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Okta

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-25T20:09:45.290Z

Reserved: 2026-08-20T20:46:14.393Z

Link: CVE-2026-77585

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-25T20:17:06.477

Modified: 2026-08-25T20:17:06.477

Link: CVE-2026-77585

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-78

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