CVE•Published 2026-09-08•Modified 2026-09-10•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-78622
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
6.0
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
1
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 99% of all CVEs
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-09-08
Modified 2026-09-10
External references
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Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-78622Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-78622Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-78622Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-78622GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-78622" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-78622 on GitHub.
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