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GHSA-C6P9-MJ8V-V645

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-13 21:37 – Updated: 2026-10-13 21:37

Details

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.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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CVE-2026-78632 (GCVE-0-2026-78632)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-13 20:08 – Updated: 2026-10-14 18:39

Title

Insecure Default File Permissions in Okta RADIUS Agent Windows Installer

Summary

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-10-14 18:39 UTC

CWE

CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Assigner

Okta CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 70/100 over 29 records in the last 180 days details

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/insecu…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Okta	Okta RADIUS Agent	Affected: 2.17.5 , < 2.28.0 (semver)

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