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.
Published: 2026-10-13
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The Okta RADIUS Agent fails to validate the length of sub-attributes in a Vendor-Specific RADIUS attribute; a zero-length sub-attribute causes the packet parser to enter an infinite loop, exhausting worker threads and preventing new RADIUS authentication requests. This leads to a denial of service against the RADIUS service and any dependent applications that rely on it.

Affected Systems

The affected product is the Okta RADIUS Agent. No specific product versions are listed in the advisories, so all current deployments of the Okta RADIUS Agent are potentially vulnerable until they are upgraded to version 2.28.0 or later.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates a moderate severity, but the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a low probability of exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Based on the nature of the flaw, the likely attack vector would be a malicious RADIUS client or an attacker sending crafted RADIUS packets to the server; however, this is inferred from the description rather than explicitly stated.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 04:29 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade the Okta RADIUS Agent to version 2.28.0 or greater.


OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Okta RADIUS Agent to version 2.28.0 or later.
  • Restrict access to the RADIUS service by limiting trusted clients or implementing IP filtering to reduce the likelihood of receiving malformed packets.
  • Monitor the number of active worker threads and RADIUS authentication request rates for sudden increases that may indicate a denial-of-service attack.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 04:29 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Okta
Okta okta Radius Agent
Vendors & Products Okta
Okta okta Radius Agent

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Denial of Service in Okta RADIUS Agent Packet Parser
Weaknesses CWE-835
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Okta Okta Radius Agent
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Okta

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T15:31:55.280Z

Reserved: 2026-08-24T22:04:00.475Z

Link: CVE-2026-78633

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-13T21:18:21.853

Modified: 2026-10-16T16:21:03.670

Link: CVE-2026-78633

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Updated: 2026-10-19T13:09:49Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-835

    Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')