Answer in brief
CVE-2026-78620 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability in Improper Path Validation in Okta Access Gateway Kerberos Configuration Handling. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Okta/Okta Access Gateway (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Okta/Okta Access Gateway (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:okta:access_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Okta/Okta Access Gatewaygeneric | >=0 <2026.9.1 | 2026.9.1 |
Published upstream
Sep 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 22, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 8, 2026
The Okta Access Gateway Kerberos configuration handler does not validate file paths specified in event payloads before writing file contents. The path from the event payload is used directly as the write destination, resulting in files being written to unintended locations on the appliance filesystem.
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