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CVE-2026-78550

Okta Okta Access Gateway — Improper Input Handling in Okta Access Gateway Management Console Exception Handler
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   H   N  U  H  H  H    7.2   .0038   29.8     —
AFFECTED
  Product              Versions     Fixed
  Okta Access Gateway  unspecified  —
TIMELINE
  Aug 24  Reserved by Okta
  Sep 8   Published (CNA: Okta)
  Sep 29  RESCORED — CVE-2026-78550 (Okta Access Gateway). CVSS 6.6 → 7.2 (NVD).
CWE-95 · CNA: Okta · CVSS v3.1 · 1 reference · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
August 24, 2026ReservedReserved by Okta
September 8, 2026PublishedPublished (CNA: Okta)
September 29, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2026-78550 (Okta Access Gateway). CVSS 6.6 → 7.2 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
OktaOkta Access Gateway———

Weaknesses

CWE-95

References (1)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-78550 at cve.org

Vendors: okta

Weaknesses: CWE-95

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-78550 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Saturday, October 3, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.