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CVE-2026-78545
Okta Okta Access Gateway — Improper Input Sanitization in Okta Access Gateway Application Label Configuration
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L H N U H H H 7.2 .0038 29.8 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Okta Access Gateway unspecified —
TIMELINE
Aug 24 Reserved by Okta
Sep 8 Published (CNA: Okta)
Sep 29 RESCORED — CVE-2026-78545 (Okta Access Gateway). CVSS 6.6 → 7.2 (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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| August 24, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by Okta |
| September 8, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: Okta) |
| September 29, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2026-78545 (Okta Access Gateway). CVSS 6.6 → 7.2 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Okta | Okta Access Gateway | — | — | — |
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