CVE-2026-78579

Improper Input Sanitization in Okta Access Gateway LDAP Datastore Filter Interpolation

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 8, 2026 at 08:12 PM UTC
Updated: September 23, 2026 at 06:30 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAccess Gateway

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The Okta Access Gateway does not sanitize SAML assertion attribute values before interpolating them into LDAP search filters in the LDAP datastore configuration. The raw values are substituted directly into the filter string and passed to the LDAP search operation, resulting in modification of the intended query logic.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2026.9.1
Affected range stops below 2026.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-90

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