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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Solution
Upgrade the Okta Access Gateway appliance to version 2026.9.1 or greater.
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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 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Okta
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-08T20:14:52.442Z
Reserved: 2026-08-24T22:04:00.475Z
Link: CVE-2026-78630
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-08T21:18:41.457
Modified: 2026-09-08T21:18:41.457
Link: CVE-2026-78630
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-09T09:30:08Z
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