The Okta Access Gateway does not apply its Lua directive restriction to the application-level custom configuration field. The field is interpolated directly into the nginx server block without inspection, 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 apply its Lua directive restriction to the application-level custom configuration field. The field is interpolated directly into the nginx server block without inspection, resulting in execution of injected directives.
Title Validation Bypass in Okta Access Gateway Custom Directives
Weaknesses CWE-693
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Okta

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T20:08:58.455Z

Reserved: 2026-08-24T19:22:41.548Z

Link: CVE-2026-78552

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-08T20:18:36.073

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

Link: CVE-2026-78552

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