# CVE-2026-78630: Improper Input Neutralization in Okta Access Gateway SNMP Configuration Processing

> CVE-2026-78630: Improper Input Neutralization in Okta Access Gateway SNMP Configuration Processing. CVSS 6.7 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-78630
Last updated: 2026-09-22T20:02:52Z

- Published: 2026-09-08 20:14 UTC · Updated: 2026-09-22 20:02 UTC · Assigner: Okta
- CVSS: 6.7 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 0.22%, 12th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-78

## Description

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 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-2026-78630)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78630)
- [https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-input-neutralization-in-okta-access-gateway-snmp-configuration-processing-cve-2026-78630](https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-input-neutralization-in-okta-access-gateway-snmp-configuration-processing-cve-2026-78630)

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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-78630 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-78630.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-78630 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:13:04.052Z