CVE-2026-117466 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In affected versions of Octopus Server, a user holding the System Manager role could escalate their privileges to full system Administrator.

Published: 2026-10-27

Score: 8.6 High

EPSS: n/a

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Octopus Deploy

Octopus Server

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2019.0.0`	affected	< 2026.2.13469
`2026.3.0`	affected	< 2026.3.15863

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-17

History

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In affected versions of Octopus Server, a user holding the System Manager role could escalate their privileges to full system Administrator.
Weaknesses		CWE-269
References		https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-17
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Octopus

Published: 2026-10-27T10:40:49.413Z

Updated: 2026-10-27T10:40:49.413Z

Reserved: 2026-10-27T05:16:33.514Z

Link: CVE-2026-117466

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-27T11:17:33.343

Modified: 2026-10-27T11:17:33.343

Link: CVE-2026-117466

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management

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