CVE-2026-78626

Improper Input Sanitization in Okta Access Gateway Protected Rules

Published Sep 8, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Okta Access Gateway improperly handles input sanitization and regular expression evaluation within its Protected Rule authorization check, resulting in an authorization bypass when an administrator has explicitly configured a Protected Rule policy on one or more application resources.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade Okta Access Gateway to version 2026.9.1 or greater.

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Advisories

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History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:okta:access_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Okta
Okta access Gateway
Vendors & Products Okta
Okta access Gateway
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description The Okta Access Gateway improperly handles input sanitization and regular expression evaluation within its Protected Rule authorization check, resulting in an authorization bypass when an administrator has explicitly configured a Protected Rule policy on one or more application resources.
Title Improper Input Sanitization in Okta Access Gateway Protected Rules
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Okta
Published
Updated
Sep 10, 2026, 2:35 PM
Reserved
Aug 24, 2026, 10:04 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 8, 2026, 8:18 PM
Modified
Sep 22, 2026, 8:14 PM