---
id: CVE-2026-78630
title: >-
  The Okta Access Gateway does not neutralize shell metacharacters in SNMP
  configuration values before a privileged script uses them to construct OS
  commands
summary: >-
  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 c…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-78
vendor: okta
product: access_gateway
affected:
  - access_gateway < 2026.9.1
patched:
  - access_gateway 2026.9.1
published: '2026-09-08'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T20:02:52.180'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78630'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-input-neutralization-in-okta-access-gateway-snmp-configuration-processing-cve-2026-78630
    label: psirt@okta.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00218
epssPercentile: 0.10872
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-10T14:40:05.266289Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T21:11:12.374Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `access_gateway < 2026.9.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `access_gateway 2026.9.1`