CVE-2026-78552
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with an admin-level account. High risk of data tampering.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-693
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Okta Access Gateway < 2026.9.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.0
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L