What is GHSA-qhr6-6cgv-6638?

GHSA-qhr6-6cgv-6638 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Improper Memory Cleanup in the Okta Java SDK

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-qhr6-6cgv-6638 cover?

GHSA-qhr6-6cgv-6638 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2025-66033. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-qhr6-6cgv-6638?

GHSA-qhr6-6cgv-6638 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-qhr6-6cgv-6638?

GHSA-qhr6-6cgv-6638 affects 1 product, including: maven/com.okta.sdk:okta-sdk-root:\u003e= 21.0.0, \u003c= 24.0.0.

GHSA-qhr6-6cgv-6638MediumCVSS 5.3

Improper Memory Cleanup in the Okta Java SDK

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

December 10, 2025

Last Modified

December 11, 2025

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2025-66033 →

📋 Description

Description

In the Okta Java SDK, specific multithreaded implementations may encounter memory issues as threads are not properly cleaned up after requests are completed. Over time, this can degrade performance and availability in long-running applications and may result in a denial-of-service condition under sustained load.

Affected product and versions

You may be affected by this vulnerability if you meet the following preconditions:

Using the Okta Java SDK between versions 21.0.0 and 24.0.0, and
Implementing a long-running application using the ApiClient in a multi-threaded manner.

Resolution

Upgrade Okta/okta-sdk-java to versions 24.0.1 or greater.

Acknowledgement

Okta would like to thank Andrew Pikler (pyckle) for their discovery and responsible disclosure.

🎯 Affected products1

maven/com.okta.sdk:okta-sdk-root:>= 21.0.0, <= 24.0.0