Okta is a widely used enterprise identity provider; this flaw can grant Admin Console access and enable tenant takeover, impacting many organizations.
CVE-2026-115546
Auth bypass in Okta Access Gateway enables forged SAML assertion to access Admin Console
Is CVE-2026-115546 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-115546 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-115546?
CVE-2026-115546 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-115546?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-115546, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-115546 affect?
CVE-2026-115546 affects Okta Access Gateway (OAG), Okta Admin Console, Organizations using OAG for SSO. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-115546?
Apply vendor fix/walkthrough ASAP; restrict OAG access and rotate admin credentials
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated user can modify auth-source to obtain a SAML assertion granting Admin Console access, enabling privilege escalation and tenant takeover.
Immediate action required
- affected< 2026.10.2
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.