Agents and Access Gateway
CVE-2026-78579: Improper Input Sanitization in Okta Access Gateway LDAP Datastore Filter Interpolation
The Okta Access Gateway does not sanitize SAML assertion attribute values before interpolating them into LDAP search filters in the LDAP datastore configuration.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Okta Access Gateway 0 | 2026.9.1 or later |
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What it 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.
Sources
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