{"id":"CVE-2026-78624","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-78624","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T08:10:11.548Z","title":"The Okta Access Gateway backup restore function does not validate the filename embedded in an encrypted backup payload.","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.","published":"2026-09-08T20:18:37.000Z","lastModified":"2026-09-22T20:19:15.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"psirt@okta.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":4.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-22"],"affected":["okta/access gateway"],"epss":{"score":0.00458,"percentile":0.39535,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.46%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-path-validation-in-okta-access-gateway-backup-and-restore-functionality-cve-2026-78624","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"psirt@okta.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78624","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}