Affects Auth0/Okta AD/LDAP connector — widely used identity infrastructure; admin compromise could lead to broad account and access takeover.
CVE-2026-85982
Stored XSS in Auth0 AD/LDAP Connector admin UI enables script execution in admin browsers.
Is CVE-2026-85982 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-85982 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-85982?
CVE-2026-85982 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.0. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-85982?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-85982, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-85982 affect?
CVE-2026-85982 affects Auth0 AD/LDAP Connector (Auth0/Okta), Hosts running the connector, Connector admin web UI. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-85982?
Restrict admin UI access, follow Okta advisory mitigations, and apply vendor patch when released.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Stored XSS lets attacker run JavaScript in administrators' browsers to steal session tokens, perform admin actions, or pivot to other systems.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 6.5.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.