# CVE-2026-78624: Improper Path Validation in Okta Access Gateway Backup and Restore Functionality

> CVE-2026-78624: Improper Path Validation in Okta Access Gateway Backup and Restore Functionality. CVSS 4.9 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-78624
Last updated: 2026-09-22T20:19:15Z

- Published: 2026-09-08 20:10 UTC · Updated: 2026-09-22 20:19 UTC · Assigner: Okta
- CVSS: 4.9 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS: 0.46%, 39th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-22

## Description

The Okta Access Gateway backup restore function does not validate the filename embedded in an encrypted backup payload. This results in writing file contents to unintended locations on the appliance filesystem.

## 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-2026-78624)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78624)
- [https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-path-validation-in-okta-access-gateway-backup-and-restore-functionality-cve-2026-78624](https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-path-validation-in-okta-access-gateway-backup-and-restore-functionality-cve-2026-78624)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-78624 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-78624.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-78624 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:13:45.026Z