CVE-2026-78629 (GCVE-0-2026-78629)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-08 20:14 – Updated: 2026-09-10 14:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Improper Authentication Verification in the Okta Hyperdrive Agent MFA Response Handling
Summary
The Okta Hyperdrive agent plugin returns a success response without a signed SAML assertion when the organization's policy requires no MFA for a given user. The response contains only a bare boolean validation indicator with no cryptographic artifact, resulting in an unverifiable authentication verdict being delivered to the relying application.
Severity
5.6 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-10 14:38 UTC
CWE
- CWE-303 - Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okta | Okta Hyperdrive Agent |
Affected:
1.2.0 , < 1.5.2
(semver)
|
guessed |
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