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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-78560 · published 8 September 2026

CVE-2026-78560: Okta access gateway improper authentication vulnerability

Okta · Access Gateway

The Okta Access Gateway includes an optional pass-through authentication source that accepts user identity from a client-supplied HTTP header without cryptographic validation. In architectures where this optional source is enabled without an upstream reverse proxy or firewall configured to sanitize and enforce client headers, an unauthenticated user can supply an arbitrary identity value to initiate a session.

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.20% · top 91.0% CWE-287 · Improper authentication
6.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.20%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
23 Sep 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Okta Access Gateway includes an optional pass-through authentication source that accepts user identity from a client-supplied HTTP header without cryptographic validation. In architectures where this optional source is enabled without an upstream reverse proxy or firewall configured to sanitize and enforce client headers, an unauthenticated user can supply an arbitrary identity value to initiate a session.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-authentication-validation-in-okta-access-gateway-pass-through-authen Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-78560), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.