# CVE-2026-124627: Octopus Server authorization bypass in LDAP identity validation

Only affects Octopus Server instances with LDAP authentication enabled and LDAP groups mapped to Octopus teams. Fixed in 2026.3.15926.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-124402
- 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
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-12)
- Fixed in: 2026.2.13526, 2026.3.15926
- Published: 2026-11-12 · Updated: 2026-11-12

CVE-2026-124627 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.7 (high) and affects Octopus Server; fixed in 2026.2.13526 and 2026.3.15926.

## Summary

Octopus Server is affected by a flaw in how it checks the external identity linked to a newly registered user, so an attacker with low-privilege access over the network can get the LDAP-mapped team memberships and permissions of another user. The issue only affects instances that have LDAP authentication enabled and LDAP groups mapped to Octopus teams.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Who should check

Teams running Octopus Server with LDAP authentication enabled and LDAP groups mapped to Octopus teams.

Source: https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-23/ ("This issue only affects instances with LDAP authentication enabled and LDAP groups mapped to Octopus teams.")

## Affected

- Octopus Deploy Octopus Server: from 3.0.0, fixed in 2026.2.13526; from 2026.3.0, fixed in 2026.3.15926

## Description

In affected versions of Octopus Server, incorrect validation of the external identity linked to a newly registered user could result in that user receiving the LDAP-mapped team memberships and associated permissions of another user. This issue only affects instances with LDAP authentication enabled and LDAP groups mapped to Octopus teams.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Octopus Deploy Octopus Server, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.2.13526, 2026.3.15926) per the references below.
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## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-124627 (In affected versions of Octopus Server, incorrect validation of the external identity linked to a newly registered user could result in…), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-124627 (entry last updated 2026-11-12):
Affected:
- Octopus Deploy Octopus Server: from 3.0.0, fixed in 2026.2.13526; from 2026.3.0, fixed in 2026.3.15926
Fixed versions: 2026.2.13526, 2026.3.15926.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- LDAP authentication is enabled on the Octopus Server instance (source: https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-23/)
- LDAP groups are mapped to Octopus teams (source: https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-23/)
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.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-124627 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-124627 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/sa2026-23
- https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-23/
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-2026-124627
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-124627"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-124627 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: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124627

### What does this mean?

A newly registered user could receive the LDAP-mapped team memberships and permissions of another user, because the external identity linked to the new account was not validated correctly.

Source: https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-23/

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-124627?

Octopus Server: from 3.0.0 before 2026.2.13526; from 2026.3.0 before 2026.3.15926.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124627

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The product ranges cover Octopus Server from 3.0.0 up to but not including 2026.2.13526, and from 2026.3.0 up to but not including 2026.3.15926. The issue only applies when LDAP authentication is enabled and LDAP groups are mapped to Octopus teams, so check the Octopus Server version and those two settings on the instance.

Source: https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-23/

### How do I fix CVE-2026-124627?

Upgrade Octopus Server to 2026.3.15926 or higher, which the advisory says is not affected.

Source: https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-23/

## Related

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-23

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-124627
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124627

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