CVE-2026-78620: External Control of File Name or Path in Okta Okta Access Gateway
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.
CVE-2026-78620: External Control of File Name or Path in Okta Okta Access Gateway
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.9medium
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Okta
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-24T21:48:06.335Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6aa06e9bacd9273b492e1354
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 20:22:51 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 20:22:51 UTC
Views: 1
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