CVE-2026-78620

medium

Description

The Okta Access Gateway Kerberos configuration handler does not validate file paths specified in event payloads before writing file contents. The path from the event payload is used directly as the write destination, resulting in files being written to unintended locations on the appliance filesystem.

References

https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-path-validation-in-okta-access-gateway-kerberos-configuration-handling-cve-2026-78620

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-08

Updated: 2026-09-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N