CVE-2026-78550

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.

CVSS v3 6.6 MEDIUM

6.6^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.7 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:okta:access_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

29 Sep 2026, 20:13

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Okta access Gateway Okta
References	~~() https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-input-handling-in-okta-access-gateway-management-console-exception-handler-cve-2026-78550 -~~	() https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-input-handling-in-okta-access-gateway-management-console-exception-handler-cve-2026-78550 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:okta:access_gateway::::::::

Information

Published : 2026-09-08 20:18

Updated : 2026-09-29 20:13

NVD link : CVE-2026-78550

Mitre link : CVE-2026-78550

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-78550

JSON object : View

Products Affected

okta

access_gateway

CWE

CWE-95

Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')

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