OktaCVE-2026-78626
Okta Access Gateway: improper authorization
High8.1CVE-2026-78626 · Published Sep 8, 2026 · updated Sep 22, 2026
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 versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Okta Access Gateway Product | < 2026.9.1 | 2026.9.1 |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-863
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