CVE-2026-78620: medium-severity vulnerability in Okta Access Gateway
Improper Path Validation in Okta Access Gateway Kerberos Configuration Handling
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13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 5.9epss 0.3%
The Okta Access Gateway Kerberos configuration handler does not validate file paths specified in event payloads before writing file contents. The path from the event payload is used directly as the write destination, resulting in files being written to unintended locations on the appliance filesystem.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected products
Okta · Okta Access GatewayRelated CVEs — Okta Access Gateway
In the same product, most dangerous first.
CVE-2026-115547CRITICALCommand Execution via Admin Console Input in Okta Access GatewayEPSS 0.5%CVE-2026-78624MEDIUMImproper Path Validation in Okta Access Gateway Backup and Restore FunctionalityEPSS 0.5%CVE-2026-78623HIGHImproper Handling of SAML Assertion Attributes in Okta Access Gateway Advanced Mode DatastoresEPSS 0.4%CVE-2026-115546HIGHAuthentication Source Verification Issue in Okta Access GatewayEPSS 0.4%CVE-2026-78552MEDIUMValidation Bypass in Okta Access Gateway Custom DirectivesEPSS 0.4%CVE-2026-78550MEDIUMImproper Input Handling in Okta Access Gateway Management Console Exception HandlerEPSS 0.4%