CVE-2026-78622

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.06.0—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.0 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-08. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
6.0
EG Score
6.0(high)
EG Risk
27(Track)
EG Risk 27/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity60% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 8, 2026

Last Modified

September 10, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 8, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Improper Link Resolution in Okta Verify for Windows Uninstaller Data Removal CVE-2026-78622 - Sep 8, 2026

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

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-78622(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 20× in last 7d / 39× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-20 21:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-19 22:56 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-19 22:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-19 00:34 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-19 00:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-18 02:13 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-18 02:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-17 03:52 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-17 03:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-16 05:31 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-16 05:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-15 07:10 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-15 07:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-14 08:49 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-14 08:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-13 10:28 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-13 10:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-12 12:07 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-12 12:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-11 13:46 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-11 13:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-10 15:24 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-10 15:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-10 14:50 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-10 14:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-10 14:29 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-10 14:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-09 16:08 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-09 16:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-08 21:34 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-08 20:30 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-08 20:29 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-78622?
CVE-2026-78622 is a medium vulnerability published on September 8, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-78622 disclosed?
CVE-2026-78622 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 8, 2026, with the most recent update on September 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-78622 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-78622 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 99.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-78622?
CVE-2026-78622 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-78622?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-78622, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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