CVE-2026-78624: medium-severity vulnerability in Okta Access Gateway
Improper Path Validation in Okta Access Gateway Backup and Restore Functionality
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13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 4.9epss 0.5%
The Okta Access Gateway backup restore function does not validate the filename embedded in an encrypted backup payload. This results in writing file contents to unintended locations on the appliance filesystem.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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-2026-78623HIGHImproper 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%CVE-2026-78545MEDIUMImproper Input Sanitization in Okta Access Gateway Application Label ConfigurationEPSS 0.4%