The Okta Access Gateway does not neutralize shell metacharacters in SNMP configuration values before a privileged script uses them to construct OS commands. An authenticated local user with access to the management interface can supply crafted values, resulting in the execution of arbitrary OS commands with root privileges.
History

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:okta:access_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Okta
Okta access Gateway
Vendors & Products Okta
Okta access Gateway

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description The Okta Access Gateway does not neutralize shell metacharacters in SNMP configuration values before a privileged script uses them to construct OS commands. An authenticated local user with access to the management interface can supply crafted values, resulting in the execution of arbitrary OS commands with root privileges.
Title Improper Input Neutralization in Okta Access Gateway SNMP Configuration Processing
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Okta

Published: 2026-09-08T20:14:52.442Z

Updated: 2026-09-10T14:40:54.476Z

Reserved: 2026-08-24T22:04:00.475Z

Link: CVE-2026-78630

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-10T14:40:16.378Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-08T21:18:41.457

Modified: 2026-09-22T20:02:52.180

Link: CVE-2026-78630

cve-icon Redhat

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