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.
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Fixes

Solution

Upgrade the Okta Access Gateway appliance to version 2026.9.1 or greater.


Workaround

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History

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Okta

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-78630

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-78630

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T09:30:08Z

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