The Okta Access Gateway does not sanitize the application label field before including it in the generated nginx configuration file. The uns…

cve CVE-2026-78545 1 source, 1 claim · Watch

NVD writes:
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. the claim

Severity: HIGH NVD
CVSS: 7.2 NVD
Fixed in: 2026.9.1 NVD
Vendor: Okta NVD
Product: Okta Access Gateway NVD
CWE: CWE-94 NVD

How far exploitation has got

No public code known
Proof of concept
Proof of concept, verified
A Metasploit module
Exploited in the wild
Used in ransomware campaigns

Timeline

2026-09-08

first spoke of it: 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.

NVD

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.

What it is to other things

affects	okta/access_gateway NVD
made_by	okta NVD

In words only, so not counted until a person confirms one:

affects

okta/okta_access_gateway

NVD says “Okta · Okta Access Gateway”

Every value, with what each source said and its receipt

Property Source Said Means here

Automatable

automatable

NVD

At least one of those steps needs a person.

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: no
Read by: field:cve.metrics.ssvcV203[].ssvcData.options[].automatable
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	no
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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—

CVSS

cvss

NVD

7.2

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: 7.2
Read by: field:cve.metrics.cvssMetricV31[type=Primary].cvssData.baseScore || field:cve.metrics.cvssMetricV31[].cvssData.baseScore
Said since: 2026-10-06 11:32 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 11:32 UTC	7.2
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	6.6

What the source handed over

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—

CVSS vector

cvss_vector

NVD

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

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Read by: field:cve.metrics.cvssMetricV31[type=Primary].cvssData.vectorString || field:cve.metrics.cvssMetricV31[].cvssData.vectorString
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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—

CWE

cwe

NVD

CWE-94

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: CWE-94
Read by: field:cve.weaknesses[].description[].value
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	CWE-94
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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—

Exploitation

exploitation

NVD

none

No evidence of exploitation, and no public proof of concept.

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: none
Read by: field:cve.metrics.ssvcV203[].ssvcData.options[].exploitation
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	none
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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Fixed in

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NVD

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receipt

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Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	2026.9.1
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

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Product

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NVD

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receipt

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Its words: Okta Access Gateway
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Said since: 2026-09-29 17:49 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-09-29 17:49 UTC	Okta Access Gateway
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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Severity

severity

NVD

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From 7.0 to 8.9.

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Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	HIGH
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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Status

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NVD

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Said since: 2026-10-02 12:00 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-02 12:00 UTC	Analyzed
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	Undergoing Analysis

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Technical impact

technical_impact

NVD

total

The attacker gains full control of the component, or all of its information.

receipt

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Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	total
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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      }
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      }
    ]
  }
}

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Vendor

vendor

NVD

Okta

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: Okta
Read by: field:cve.affected[].affectedData[].vendor
Said since: 2026-09-29 17:49 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-09-29 17:49 UTC	Okta
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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}

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Every claim, by kind

vulnerability

zetlyn/cve-nvd · 2026-09-08

automatable no cvss 7.2 cvss_vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H cwe CWE-94 exploitation none fixed_in 2026.9.1 product Okta Access Gateway severity HIGH status Analyzed technical_impact total vendor Okta

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