{"id":"CVE-2026-78635","title":"The Okta Privileged Access client URL handler does not insert an option terminator before appending the target value to the command-line arguments","summary":"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 und…","severity":"medium","cvss":5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","cwe":["CWE-88"],"vendor":"Okta","product":"Okta Privileged Access Client","affected":["privileged_access_client >= 1.18.0 < 1.113.0"],"published":"2026-09-08","updated":"2026-09-10","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-10T15:17:42.800","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78635","references":[{"url":"https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-input-validation-in-the-okta-privileged-access-ssh-client-url-handler-argument-cve-2026-78635","label":"psirt@okta.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-10T14:38:13.258491Z"},"epss":0.00156,"epssPercentile":0.05129,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T21:11:12.374Z","slug":"CVE-2026-78635","body":"## Overview\n\nThe 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":28,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":27.5,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}