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CriticalVulnerabilityCVE-2026-115547updated 25 Oct 2026, 17:05 UTC

Okta Access Gateway admin console can run system commands via crafted input

An administrator who logs into the Okta Access Gateway admin console could type specially crafted settings that make the server run commands it should not. That means one admin account could take more control of the server than intended.

Official, 2 sources
SeverityCriticalCVSS 9.1 of 10
Being exploited?UnclearNo reports either way yet
Fix available?UnclearNo fixed version published in the sources yet
How sure is this?Official, 2 sourcesBacked by an official source

How the attack works simplified

  1. 1Admin accountAttacker has or obtains admin login
  2. 2Admin ConsoleCrafted configuration value submitted
  3. 3Input processedValidation fails to block the value
  4. 4Command runsExecuted as OAG service account
  5. ResultAttacker runs commands on the gateway server

What happened

An input validation flaw in the Okta Access Gateway (OAG) Admin Console lets specially formatted configuration values be processed in a way that executes system commands under the OAG service account.

Why it is dangerous: An authenticated administrator can run system commands as the OAG service account, which can lead to deeper access on the gateway server. Anyone who holds or obtains an admin login for an affected gateway is at risk.

Are you affected?

You are affected if you run Okta Access Gateway with the Admin Console enabled and untrusted or many people have administrator accounts.

What to do

  1. Check the Okta advisory GHSA-f8gp-f8q2-388v and CVE-2026-115547 for the fixed OAG version and install it
  2. Review who holds administrator access to the OAG Admin Console and remove any unneeded accounts
  3. Restrict access to the Admin Console to trusted networks while you patch
  4. Review OAG service account activity and logs for unusual commands

Timeline

  1. 23 Oct 2026, 04:18 UTC
    Publicly disclosed
  2. 23 Oct 2026, 04:18 UTC
    Reported by NVD · NVD
  3. 25 Oct 2026, 17:05 UTC
    GitHub Advisory reported on it · GitHub Advisory

Sources 2 reports, oldest first

Official vendor, government CERT or advisory database

Technical details

ID
CVE-2026-115547 · GHSA-f8gp-f8q2-388v
CVSS
9.1 / 10
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation within 30 days
Disclosed
23 Oct 2026, 04:18 UTC
On Zero Radar
before the radar started
Last change
25 Oct 2026, 17:05 UTC

The plain-language parts and the attack diagram were written by an AI model (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5) from the sources above. Facts like versions, exploitation and dates come from the sources themselves. How Zero Radar works

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