High severity · published Oct 27, 2026
CVE-2026-117466
In affected versions of Octopus Server, a user holding the System Manager role could escalate their privileges to full system Administrator
New
8.6
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In affected versions of Octopus Server, a user holding the System Manager role could escalate their privileges to full system Administrator.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OS
Octopus Server · Octopus Deploy
2019.0.0 before 2026.2.13469; 2026.3.0 before 2026.3.15863 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117466
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-117466
advisories.octopus.com
https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-17
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