CVE-2026-78550 json
Improper Input Handling in Okta Access Gateway Management Console Exception Handler
published 2026-09-08 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-29 40 d ago also EUVD-2026-74164
- cvss
- 6.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Okta Access Gateway management console passes user-supplied input to eval() without sanitization during an authenticated administrator SSH session. As a result, the unsanitized input is executed directly, leading to code execution with the privileges of the management console.
Patch / fix
- Okta Okta Access Gateway 2026.9.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 59 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Okta Okta Access Gateway
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-95 Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-78550
- NVD CVE-2026-78550
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