# CVE-2026-78579: Improper Input Sanitization in Okta Access Gateway LDAP Datastore Filter Interpolation

> CVE-2026-78579: Improper Input Sanitization in Okta Access Gateway LDAP Datastore Filter Interpolation. CVSS 6.8 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-78579
Last updated: 2026-09-23T18:17:08Z

- Published: 2026-09-08 20:12 UTC · Updated: 2026-09-23 18:17 UTC · Assigner: Okta
- CVSS: 6.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS: 0.33%, 26th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-90

## Description

The Okta Access Gateway does not sanitize SAML assertion attribute values before interpolating them into LDAP search filters in the LDAP datastore configuration. The raw values are substituted directly into the filter string and passed to the LDAP search operation, resulting in modification of the intended query logic.

## Affected vendors and products

- Okta: Okta Access Gateway

## Tracked companies

- [Okta](https://rewindex.com/company/okta.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78579)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78579)
- [https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-input-sanitization-in-okta-access-gateway-ldap-datastore-filter-interpolation-cve-2026-78579](https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-input-sanitization-in-okta-access-gateway-ldap-datastore-filter-interpolation-cve-2026-78579)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-78579 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-78579.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-78579 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:15:50.015Z