CVE-2026-78550 PUBLISHED

Improper Input Handling in Okta Access Gateway Management Console Exception Handler

Assigner: Okta
Reserved: 24.08.2026 Published: 08.09.2026 Updated: 08.09.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 6.6

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	High	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	High	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Okta
Product	Okta Access Gateway
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 2026.9.1 (excl.)

Solutions

Upgrade the Okta Access Gateway appliance to version 2026.9.1 or greater.

References

https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-input-handling-in-okta-access-gateway-management-console-exception-handler-cve-2026-78550

Problem Types

Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code