Medium severity · published Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-78632
Insecure Default File Permissions in Okta RADIUS Agent Windows Installer
5.3
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 0% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OR
Okta RADIUS Agent · Okta
2.17.5 before 2.28.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78632
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78632
trust.okta.com
https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/insecure-default-file-permissions-in-okta-radius-agent-windows-installer-cve-2026-78632
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