{"id":"CVE-2026-78545","title":"The Okta Access Gateway does not sanitize the application label field before including it in the generated nginx configuration file","summary":"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 in…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.6,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-94"],"vendor":"okta","product":"access_gateway","affected":["access_gateway < 2026.9.1"],"patched":["access_gateway 2026.9.1"],"published":"2026-09-08","updated":"2026-09-29","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-29T20:19:22.983","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78545","references":[{"url":"https://trust.okta.com/security-advisories/improper-input-sanitization-in-okta-access-gateway-application-label-configuration-cve-2026-78545/","label":"psirt@okta.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00382,"epssPercentile":0.32003,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-10T18:00:45.406892Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T21:11:12.319Z","slug":"CVE-2026-78545","body":"## Overview\n\nThe 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `access_gateway < 2026.9.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `access_gateway 2026.9.1`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":36.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}