CVE-2026-78552Network attack vector

Administrator code execution via unchecked nginx directives

Published Sep 8, 2026 · Updated Sep 10, 2026

Protection mechanism bypass in Okta Access Gateway before 2026.9.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute injected nginx directives. The application-level custom configuration field is interpolated directly into an nginx server block without the Lua-directive restriction or any inspection. The user must hold administrator privileges to create or modify application configurations, and the appliance must apply and reload the configuration.

CVSS severity6.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.33%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Protection mechanism bypass in Okta Access Gateway before 2026.9.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute injected nginx directives. The application-level custom configuration field is interpolated directly into an nginx server block without the Lua-directive restriction or any inspection. The user must hold administrator privileges to create or modify application configurations, and the appliance must apply and reload the configuration.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-78552
Published
Sep 8, 2026
Updated
Sep 10, 2026
Vendor
Okta
Product
Okta Access Gateway
Classifications
CWE-693, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2026.9.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Okta · Okta Access Gatewayversion=0 <2026.9.1

Published CVSS scores

6.0OktaCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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