CVE-2026-78622

medium

Assigned by CNA: okta

Published 2026-09-08 · Modified 2026-09-08

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CVSS v3

6.0

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

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

6.0

Description

The Okta Verify for Windows uninstaller does not verify whether the user data directory is a filesystem junction before deleting its contents with elevated privileges. The delete operation follows the junction target, resulting in recursive deletion of unintended directory contents.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

60%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.

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References

https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-link-resolution-in-okta-verify-for-windows-uninstaller-data-removal-cve-2026-78622

CWEs

CWE-59

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.