CVE-2026-78622

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.

Scoring

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS base score

6

CVSS vector

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

CWE

CWE-59

Published

2026-09-08

Last modified

2026-09-08

Affected products

• Okta Okta Verify for Windows

Weakness type

• CWE-59

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