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CVE-2026-78626— Improper Input Sanitization in Okta Access Gateway Protected Rules

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Affected
Okta Okta Access Gateway
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Okta Access Gateway 在受保护规则（Protected Rule）的授权检查中，对输入清理和正则表达式求值处理不当，导致当管理员为一个或多个应用资源显式配置了受保护规则策略时，会发生授权绕过。

CVSS 8.1 · High

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1565 · Data Manipulation
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-78626

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Improper Input Sanitization in Okta Access Gateway Protected Rules
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability 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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
授权机制不正确
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Okta Okta Access Gateway 0 ~ 2026.9.1 -

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III. Intelligence Information for CVE-2026-78626

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-78626 (1)

Same Patch Batch · Okta · 2026-09-08 · 17 CVEs total

CVE-2026-78623 7.7 HIGH Improper Handling of SAML Assertion Attributes in Okta Access Gateway Advanced Mode Datast
CVE-2026-78574 7.5 HIGH Improper Assembly Resolution in Okta Hyperdrive Integration Plugin Registry Handling
CVE-2026-78627 7.3 HIGH Improper Credential Protection in Okta Hyperdrive Integration Installer Logging
CVE-2026-78579 6.8 MEDIUM Improper Input Sanitization in Okta Access Gateway LDAP Datastore Filter Interpolation
CVE-2026-78625 6.7 MEDIUM Insufficient Validation of Dashboard Application Labels in Okta Access Gateway Dashboard S
CVE-2026-78630 6.7 MEDIUM Improper Input Neutralization in Okta Access Gateway SNMP Configuration Processing
CVE-2026-78550 6.6 MEDIUM Improper Input Handling in Okta Access Gateway Management Console Exception Handler
CVE-2026-78545 6.6 MEDIUM Improper Input Sanitization in Okta Access Gateway Application Label Configuration
CVE-2026-78552 6.0 MEDIUM Validation Bypass in Okta Access Gateway Custom Directives
CVE-2026-78622 6.0 MEDIUM Improper Link Resolution in Okta Verify for Windows Uninstaller Data Removal
CVE-2026-78620 5.9 MEDIUM Improper Path Validation in Okta Access Gateway Kerberos Configuration Handling
CVE-2026-78629 5.6 MEDIUM Improper Authentication Verification in the Okta Hyperdrive Agent MFA Response Handling
CVE-2026-78631 5.3 MEDIUM Improper Restriction of Sensitive Information in Okta Hyperdrive Agent Logging
CVE-2026-78635 5.0 MEDIUM Improper Input Validation in the Okta Privileged Access SSH Client URL Handler Argument
CVE-2026-78624 4.9 MEDIUM Improper Path Validation in Okta Access Gateway Backup and Restore Functionality
CVE-2026-78560 4.8 MEDIUM Improper Authentication Validation in Okta Access Gateway Pass-Through Authentication Sour

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: Okta Access Gateway
Same vendor: Okta
Same weakness: CWE-863

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