CVE-2026-78624

medium

The Okta Access Gateway backup restore function does not validate the filename embedded in an encrypted backup payload.

Vendor / product: Okta — access gateway

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

4.9

4.9 (CVSS v3.1)

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

Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)

Timeline (UTC)

Published: 2026-09-08 20:18

Modified: 2026-09-22 20:19

NVD status: Analyzed

Last synced 1 day ago

Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:52 UTC

Exploitation

Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)

Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

okta / access_gateway <2026.9.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-path-validation-in-okta-access-gateway-backup-and-restore-functionality-cve-2026-78624

References

https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-path-validation-in-okta-access-gateway... psirt@okta.com

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:52 UTC · record ↗

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