CVE-2026-78629
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CVE-2026-78629 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Okta | Hyperdrive | >= 1.2.0, < 1.5.2 |
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- Analyzed
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