CVE-2026-115547: Okta Access Gateway command execution in Admin Console

CVE-2026-115547 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.1 · Published 2026-10-23

Okta Access Gateway is an appliance that controls network access to enterprise applications. An authenticated administrator can exploit an input validation flaw in the Admin Console to execute arbitrary system commands as the OAG service account, potentially compromising the entire gateway and systems it protects.

Technologies: Okta Access Gateway. Vendors: Okta.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-115547 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-115547 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-115547?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.1, published 23 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Okta Access Gateway prior to 2026.10.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-115547?
Yes: fixed in 2026.10.2 or greater. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-115547 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-115547?
Check whether you run Okta Access Gateway at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • Fixed in: 2026.10.2 or greater

Technical details

An input validation issue in the OAG Admin Console fails to properly sanitize specially formatted configuration values, allowing code injection (CWE-94, CWE-20). An authenticated administrator with console access can exploit this to execute arbitrary system commands in the context of the OAG service account. The vulnerability requires authentication and administrative privileges, but no further user interaction.

Affected products

  • Okta Access Gateway prior to 2026.10.2

Timeline

  • 2026-10-22: disclosed
  • 2026-10-22: patched: Fix available in version 2026.10.2

References

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