CVE-2026-78629

Improper Authentication Verification in the Okta Hyperdrive Agent MFA Response Handling

Published Sep 8, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Okta Hyperdrive agent plugin returns a success response without a signed SAML assertion when the organization's policy requires no MFA for a given user. The response contains only a bare boolean validation indicator with no cryptographic artifact, resulting in an unverifiable authentication verdict being delivered to the relying application.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade the Okta Hyperdrive agent to version 1.5.2 or greater.

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Okta hyperdrive
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:okta:hyperdrive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Okta hyperdrive
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Okta
Okta okta Hyperdrive Agent
Vendors & Products Okta
Okta okta Hyperdrive Agent
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Okta Hyperdrive agent plugin returns a success response without a signed SAML assertion when the organization's policy requires no MFA for a given user. The response contains only a bare boolean validation indicator with no cryptographic artifact, resulting in an unverifiable authentication verdict being delivered to the relying application.
Title Improper Authentication Verification in the Okta Hyperdrive Agent MFA Response Handling
Weaknesses CWE-303
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Okta
Published
Updated
Sep 10, 2026, 2:39 PM
Reserved
Aug 24, 2026, 10:04 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 8, 2026, 9:18 PM
Modified
Sep 22, 2026, 8:06 PM