Vulnerability · Published Sep 8, 2026 · Assigned by Okta
CVE-2026-78545Improper Input Sanitization in Okta Access Gateway Application Label Configuration
Medium 6.6
In plain English
A medium-severity code injection in Okta Access Gateway from Okta. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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 products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Okta | Okta Access Gateway | 0 – before 2026.9.1 |
Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H