CVE-2026-78545

Published: Sep 8, 2026Modified: Sep 29, 2026

7.2

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.2 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

The Okta Access Gateway does not sanitize the application label field before including it in the generated nginx configuration file. The unsanitized value is interpolated into an nginx server block directive, resulting in execution of injected directives.

Affected (1)

Products: Okta: Access Gateway

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Okta Access Gateway	version < 2026.9.1

Related CWEs

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References (1)

https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-input-sanitization-in-okta-access-gateway-application-label-configuration-cve-2026-78545/

Source: psirt@okta.com

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