Okta Access Gateway up to 2026.9.0 LDAP Datastore assertion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Okta Access Gateway up to 2026.9.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component LDAP Datastore. This manipulation causes assertion. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-78579. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Okta Access Gateway up to 2026.9.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component LDAP Datastore. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a assertion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-617. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Okta Access Gateway does not sanitize SAML assertion attribute values before interpolating them into LDAP search filters in the LDAP datastore configuration. The raw values are substituted directly into the filter string and passed to the LDAP search operation, resulting in modification of the intended query logic.

It is possible to read the advisory at trust.okta.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-78579 since 08/24/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2026.9.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.8
CNA Vector (Okta): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Assertion
CWE: CWE-617
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Access Gateway 2026.9.1

Timelineinfo

08/24/2026 CVE reserved
09/08/2026 +15 days Advisory disclosed
09/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: trust.okta.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-78579 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-78579
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-400471

Entryinfo

Created: 09/08/2026 22:29
Changes: 09/08/2026 22:29 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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