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CVE-2026-102478

In affected versions of Octopus Server, an authenticated user with permission to modify roles could…

Risk score
56/100
CVSS
8.7 v4.0
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.3%
Published
7 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is
In affected versions of Octopus Server, an authenticated user with permission to modify roles could bypass the protections preventing access abuse resulting in privilege escalation. It was possible for the built-in role to be weakened and the attacker's account added to a privileged team. This was achievable due to im…
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 8.7 high

References

Original description

In affected versions of Octopus Server, an authenticated user with permission to modify roles could bypass the protections preventing access abuse resulting in privilege escalation. It was possible for the built-in role to be weakened and the attacker's account added to a privileged team. This was achievable due to improper validation of unsafe equivalence in inputs.

Last activity 7 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.