CVE-2026-77585CWE-78command-injection

CVE-2026-77585

Medium · published August 26, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00140 · 3.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published
2026-08-26T00:17Z
References (1)
https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-validation-ssh-target-in-okta-privileged-access-client-cve-2026-77585 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 AUG 06:46Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 25 AUG 20:07Z
    Improper Validation of SSH Target in Okta Privileged Access Client
    cvelistv5