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Source: Source type: NVD · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Running
CVE-2026-78632Unknown / EvaluatingMEDIUM (raw)CVSS 5.3CWE-732

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

Published: 14 Oct 2026•Last updated: 16 Oct 2026, 02:08 AM IST•Source identifier: psirt@okta.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 1 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
5.3MEDIUM (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Metric sourcepsirt@okta.com
EPSS probability
0.1%0.001
Percentile0th
Weakness type
CWE-732
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

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.

SOC priority

Medium

Actively exploited

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment

Affected Products & Remediation

0 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)Not provided by source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched local-privilege-escalation (CVSS AV:L, CVSS PR:L)

Exposure

  1. Identify hosts reporting this CVE, prioritising shared or multi-user systems.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A local, low-privilege vector matters most where untrusted users can run code. · Rule local-privilege-escalation

Exploitation evidence

  1. Look for low-privileged processes spawning SYSTEM or root-level child processes on affected hosts.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Hunting hypothesis from the CVSS vector; privilege transitions are a focused starting point, not evidence of attack. · Rule local-privilege-escalation

Response

  1. Confirm the source-stated update on affected hosts.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · Host inventory can verify remediation. · Rule local-privilege-escalation

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
psirt@okta.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
Unknown

Evidence & Provenance

2 public sources
nvd.nist.govSource recordtrust.okta.comSource record
Detection Hunting Query

— No published hunting query names this record. Browse community and library queries instead.

Open KQL Library

Correlated briefings

— No published briefing references this CVE

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