CVE-2026-78626

Published: Sep 8, 2026Modified: Sep 22, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 1.2 / Impact: 5.2

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Okta: Access Gateway

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Okta Access Gateway	version < 2026.9.1

Related CWEs

Incorrect Authorization

The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

References (1)

https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-input-sanitization-in-okta-access-gateway-protected-rules-cve-2026-78626

Source: psirt@okta.com

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