CVE-2026-78626 Okta Access Gateway - Authorization Bypass

Okta Access Gateway contains an authorization bypass caused by improper input sanitization and regex evaluation in Protected Rule authorization checks, letting attackers bypass authorization when Protected Rule policies are configured.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.36% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Authorization Bypass
Impact
Broken Access Control
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Published
8 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-863

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with fixed input sanitization and regex evaluation in Protected Rule authorization checks.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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