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In affected versions of Octopus Server, incorrect validation of permissions assigned to a user that would allow them to edit their own…

Only affects Octopus Server using LDAP authentication with self-service login editing enabled. Fixed in 2026.2.13487 and 2026.3.15909.

Written by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 from the sources below. Verify against them.

7.7HighCNA
Exploited
No known exploitation
Fix
Fixed in 2026.2.13487, 2026.3.15909
Who is exposed
Specific setups only

Do first: Check whether your setup matches what the bug needs. Instances using LDAP authentication with self-service login editing enabled Affected Octopus Server versions: 2024.2.x after 2024.2.5035, 2024.3.x, 2024.4.x, 2025.x, 2026.1.x, 2026.2.x before 2026.2.13487, and 2026.3.x before 2026.3.15909

Published
Last modified
Reference
Last checked
16/100 · provisional
Specific setups only
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

In affected versions of Octopus Server, a user who has low-level login access can be granted elevated permissions, up to system administrator, by editing their own login identities over the network. The flaw only affects instances that use LDAP authentication with self-service login editing turned on.

Read the original description

In affected versions of Octopus Server, incorrect validation of permissions assigned to a user that would allow them to edit their own login identities could result in that user being granted elevated permissions, up to and including system administrator access. This issue affects instances using LDAP authentication with self-service login editing enabled.

Who should check

Teams running Octopus Server with LDAP authentication and self-service login editing enabled, including 2024.x, 2025.x and 2026.x releases before the fixed versions

Read the source excerpt

“This issue affects instances using LDAP authentication with self-service login editing enabled.”

advisories.octopus.com

cve.now Index

16Pcve.now Index 16 of 100 · methodology v3 · provisional
  • Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
  • Exposure8/25Specific setups only, reachable over the network
  • Reach?/20Unknown. No tracked technology or package matched
  • Severity7.7/10CVSS 7.7
  • No patch0/5No signal

What would change the score

  • Would score about 66 if added to CISA KEV
  • Would score about 61 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
  • Would score about 23 if CISA's SSVC rates it automatable

What to do

  • Check whether your setup matches what the bug needs.

    Instances using LDAP authentication with self-service login editing enabled Affected Octopus Server versions: 2024.2.x after 2024.2.5035, 2024.3.x, 2024.4.x, 2025.x, 2026.1.x, 2026.2.x before 2026.2.13487, and 2026.3.x before 2026.3.15909
  • Upgrade to a fixed version: 2026.2.13487, 2026.3.15909.

  • Workaround: Turn off Allow users to edit their own logins.

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What cve.now has for CVE-2026-105948 (entry last updated 2026-11-11):
Affected:
- Octopus Deploy Octopus Server: from 2024.2.5035, fixed in 2026.2.13487; from 2026.3.0, fixed in 2026.3.15909
Fixed versions: 2026.2.13487, 2026.3.15909.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Instances using LDAP authentication with self-service login editing enabled (source: https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-21/)
- Affected Octopus Server versions: 2024.2.x after 2024.2.5035, 2024.3.x, 2024.4.x, 2025.x, 2026.1.x, 2026.2.x before 2026.2.13487, and 2026.3.x before 2026.3.15909 (source: https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-21/)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, low-privilege login, no user action.
Workaround: Turn off Allow users to edit their own logins. (source: https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-21/)
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-105948 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-105948 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-21
- https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-21/
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-105948
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Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. First seen by cve.now

Affected versions

  • Octopus Deploy Octopus Server

    From 2024.2.5035 · fixed in 2026.2.13487; From 2026.3.0 · fixed in 2026.3.15909

Evidence 3

Vendor advisory · 1

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

  1. Link

CVE record · 2

Establishes: The identifier and description.

  1. Record
  2. Record

Corrections

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Questions about CVE-2026-105948

Is CVE-2026-105948 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data

What does this mean?

Octopus Server does not correctly validate the permissions assigned to a user, so a user who can edit their own login identities can be granted elevated permissions, up to and including system administrator access.Source: advisories.octopus.com

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-105948?

Octopus Server: from 2024.2.5035 before 2026.2.13487; from 2026.3.0 before 2026.3.15909.Source: cve.now feed data

Am I affected, and how do I check?

The issue affects Octopus Server 2024.2.x after 2024.2.5035, 2024.3.x, 2024.4.x, 2025.x, 2026.1.x, 2026.2.x before 2026.2.13487, and 2026.3.x before 2026.3.15909. It applies only to instances using LDAP authentication with self-service login editing enabled, so check your server version and whether the Allow users to edit their own logins setting is on.Source: advisories.octopus.com

How do I fix CVE-2026-105948?

Upgrade to 2026.2.13487 or later on the 2026.2 line, or to 2026.3.15909 or later on the 2026.3 line. If you cannot upgrade yet, turn off Allow users to edit their own logins.Source: advisories.octopus.com