# CVE-2026-77585: Improper Validation of SSH Target in Okta Privileged Access Client

> CVE-2026-77585: Improper Validation of SSH Target in Okta Privileged Access Client. CVSS 5.3 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-77585
Last updated: 2026-08-28T19:46:29Z

- Published: 2026-08-25 20:07 UTC · Updated: 2026-08-28 19:46 UTC · Assigner: Okta
- CVSS: 5.3 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- EPSS: 0.14%, 3th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-78

## Description

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.

## Affected vendors and products

- Okta: Okta Privileged Access Client

## Tracked companies

- [Okta](https://rewindex.com/company/okta.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-77585)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77585)
- [https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-validation-ssh-target-in-okta-privileged-access-client-cve-2026-77585](https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-validation-ssh-target-in-okta-privileged-access-client-cve-2026-77585)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-77585 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-77585.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-77585 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:50:27.584Z