Answer in brief
CVE-2026-78552 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.0) vulnerability in Validation Bypass in Okta Access Gateway Custom Directives. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Okta/Okta Access Gateway (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.0. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Okta/Okta Access Gateway (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:okta:access_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Okta/Okta Access Gatewaygeneric | >=0 <2026.9.1 | 2026.9.1 |
Published upstream
Sep 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 23, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 8, 2026
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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