CVE-2026-14163 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In affected versions of Octopus Server under certain circumstances it is possible for sensitive variables to be printed in the deployment variable snapshot in clear-text.

Published: 2026-08-20

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

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
`3.2.6`	affected	< 2026.1.11587
`2026.2.61`	affected	< 2026.2.13190

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

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.

The EPSS score is 0.00226.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-07/

History

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In affected versions of Octopus Server under certain circumstances it is possible for sensitive variables to be printed in the deployment variable snapshot in clear-text.
References		https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-07/
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Octopus

Published: 2026-08-20T06:48:07.436Z

Updated: 2026-08-20T06:48:07.436Z

Reserved: 2026-06-30T05:02:49.177Z

Link: CVE-2026-14163

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-20T07:16:32.250

Modified: 2026-08-20T07:16:32.250

Link: CVE-2026-14163

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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