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Missing authorization in Octopus Server LDAP search lets users query directory

Priority LOW 24CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

Octopus Server from 3.0.0 before 2026.2.13487 and from 2026.3.0 before 2026.3.15909 has a missing authorization check (CWE-862) when the LDAP authentication provider is enabled. Any authenticated user can call the LDAP user search and LDAP group search. The CVSS 4.0 vector shows a remote attacker with low privileges and no user interaction, with a limited impact on confidentiality.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

In affected versions of Octopus Server with the LDAP authentication provider enabled, any authenticated user could call the LDAP user search and LDAP group search.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00268 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Octopus Server (Octopus Deploy): 2026.2.13487, 2026.3.15909

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Octopus DeployOctopus Server3.0.0 to before 2026.2.13487; 2026.3.0 to before 2026.3.159092026.2.13487, 2026.3.15909Patch availableCNA
  • Octopus Server VendorOctopus Deploy Affected 3.0.0 to before 2026.2.13487; 2026.3.0 to before 2026.3.15909 Fixed in 2026.2.13487, 2026.3.15909 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Upgrade Octopus Server to 2026.2.13487 or 2026.3.15909, or a later version. The sources list no vendor advisory identifier for this fix.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA Octopus Server (Octopus Deploy) Fixed in 2026.2.13487, 2026.3.15909

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118426
  2. 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-j7xx-fgfg-xff8
  3. 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2018-13353 In Octopus Deploy 2018.8.0 through 2018.9.x before 2018.9.1, an authenticated user with… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-02375 Improper authentication in Octopus Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02579 Insufficient session expiration in Octopus Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-11816 Deserialization of untrusted data in Octopus Deploy Halibut CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-08066 In Octopus Deploy 2018.4.4 through 2018.5.1, Octopus variables that are sourced from the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02575 In affected versions of Octopus Deploy it is possible to bypass rate limiting on login using null bytes. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources