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CVE-2024-7061

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-08-07
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.0.2 or later.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Okta Verify for Windows is vulnerable to privilege escalation through DLL hijacking. The vulnerability is fixed in Okta Verify for Windows version 5.0.2. To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade to 5.0.2 or greater.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Okta Verify for Windows is vulnerable to DLL hijacking, where a malicious DLL can be loaded in place of a legitimate one due to insufficient path validation. This allows an attacker to execute code with elevated privileges, potentially gaining local administrator or SYSTEM-level access on the affected Windows workstation.

MitigationUpgrade Okta Verify for Windows to version 5.0.2 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Organizations should deploy the update via enterprise patch management tools and verify successful installation across all endpoints.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
VerifyApplication
Affected:< 5.0.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate Okta Verify installation
    Open File Explorer and navigate to C:\Program Files\Okta\Okta Verify\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Okta\Okta Verify\. Look for OktaVerify.exe.
    Affected if The Okta Verify folder and executable exist on the system.
  2. Check Okta Verify version
    Right-click OktaVerify.exe, select Properties, then go to the Details tab. Note the 'Product version' field.
    Affected if The product version displayed is lower than 5.0.2 (for example, 5.0.1, 4.x.x, or any version number under 5.0.2).
  3. Verify version via Windows Programs list
    Open Control Panel > Programs and Features. Find 'Okta Verify' in the list and note the version shown in the Version column.
    Affected if The listed version is below 5.0.2.
  4. Check registry for version
    Open Registry Editor (regedit), navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OktaVerify or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OktaVerify. Look for DisplayVersion.
    Affected if The DisplayVersion value is less than 5.0.2.

If Okta Verify is installed and its version is below 5.0.2, the environment is affected by this DLL hijacking vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.0.2 or later
Fixed in 5.0.2
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Okta Verify for Windows to version 5.0.2 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Organizations should deploy the update via enterprise patch management tools and verify successful installation across all endpoints.

Recommended fix High confidence

5.0.2 or later

  1. 1. Ensure you have administrative privileges on the Windows machine where Okta Verify is installed
  2. 2. Download Okta Verify for Windows version 5.0.2 or later from the official Okta download portal or your organization's software distribution point
  3. 3. Close Okta Verify if it is currently running
  4. 4. Run the installer for Okta Verify 5.0.2 or later
  5. 5. Follow the on-screen installation prompts to complete the upgrade
  6. 6. After installation, verify the version by opening Okta Verify and checking Help > About to confirm version 5.0.2 or higher is installed

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Verify Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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