Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-78550 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-78550 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-78550?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.6, published 8 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Okta Access Gateway prior to 2026.9.1.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-78550?
- A patch was published on 2026-09-08: Fix available in version 2026.9.1 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-78550 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-78550?
- Check whether you run Okta Access Gateway at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is a code injection flaw (CWE-95) in the Okta Access Gateway management console exception handler. User-supplied input is passed directly to eval() without sanitization during an authenticated SSH management session. The attack requires valid SSH credentials for the management account and network access to the SSH management interface, both typically restricted to local network environments. Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the management console process. The vulnerability is resolved in version 2026.9.1; customers must upgrade from versions prior to 2026.9.1.
Affected products
- Okta Access Gateway prior to 2026.9.1
Timeline
- 2026-09-08: disclosed
- 2026-09-08: patched: Fix available in version 2026.9.1