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.

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Solution

Upgrade the Okta Access Gateway appliance to version 2026.9.1 or greater.


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Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title Improper Input Sanitization in Okta Access Gateway Application Label Configuration
Weaknesses CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Okta

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T20:05:36.216Z

Reserved: 2026-08-24T18:44:02.108Z

Link: CVE-2026-78545

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-08T20:18:35.727

Modified: 2026-09-08T21:13:32.293

Link: CVE-2026-78545

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