CVE-2026-78635 — Improper Input Validation in the Okta Privileged Access SSH Client URL Handler Argument

CVE-2026-78635

Improper Input Validation in the Okta Privileged Access SSH Client URL Handler Argument PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

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.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / product	Versions
Okta / Okta Privileged Access Client	affected 1.18.0 before 1.113.0

CWE

CWE-88

References

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

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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