CVE-2026-78626
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.1
Exploit probability30. percentile0.4%
Product
Okta Access Gateway
PublishedSep 8, 2026
First seenSep 8, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-863Incorrect authorization
How to fix
Update
- okta access_gateway2026.9.1 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| okta access_gateway | v < 2026.9.1 | 2026.9.1 |
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