CVE-2026-0704

In affected version of Octopus Deploy it was possible to remove files and/or contents of files on the host using an API endpoint. The field lacked validation which could potentially result in ways to circumvent expected workflows.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-01	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

History

27 Feb 2026, 15:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-22

27 Feb 2026, 03:29

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 9.1
References	~~() https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-01 -~~	() https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-01 - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Linux Octopus octopus Server Microsoft Microsoft windows Octopus Linux linux Kernel
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo

25 Feb 2026, 13:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-02-25 13:16

Updated : 2026-02-27 15:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-0704

Mitre link : CVE-2026-0704

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-0704

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

octopus

octopus_server

microsoft

windows

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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