---
id: CVE-2026-78550
title: >-
  The Okta Access Gateway management console passes user-supplied input to
  eval() without sanitization during an authenticated administrator SSH session
summary: >-
  The Okta Access Gateway management console passes user-supplied input to
  eval() without sanitization during an authenticated administrator SSH session.
  As a result, the unsanitized input is executed directly, leading to code
  execution wi…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-95
vendor: Okta
product: Okta Access Gateway
affected:
  - access_gateway < 2026.9.1
published: '2026-09-08'
updated: '2026-09-10'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-10T18:18:08.090'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78550'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-input-handling-in-okta-access-gateway-management-console-exception-handler-cve-2026-78550
    label: psirt@okta.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-10T17:52:34.962895Z'
epss: 0.00491
epssPercentile: 0.39706
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T21:11:12.319Z'
---

## Overview

The Okta Access Gateway management console passes user-supplied input to eval() without sanitization during an authenticated administrator SSH session. As a result, the unsanitized input is executed directly, leading to code execution with the privileges of the management console.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.