CVE-2026-77585
MEDIUM
5,3
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: low
Availability: none
Description
AI Translation Available
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.
78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
StableCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Non-Repudiation
Potential Impacts:
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Read Files Or Directories
Modify Files Or Directories
Read Application Data
Modify Application Data
Hide Activities
Applicable Platforms
Technologies:
Not Technology-Specific, AI/ML, Web Server
https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-validation-ssh-target-in-ok…