---
id: CVE-2026-117466
title: >-
  In affected versions of Octopus Server, a user holding the System Manager role
  could escalate their privileges to full system Administrator.
summary: >-
  In affected versions of Octopus Server, a user holding the System Manager role
  could escalate their privileges to full system Administrator.
severity: high
cvss: 8.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-269
vendor: Octopus Deploy
product: Octopus Server
affected:
  - octopus_server >= 2019.0.0 < 2026.2.13469
  - octopus_server >= 2026.3.0 < 2026.3.15863
published: '2026-10-27'
updated: '2026-10-27'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-27T10:40:49.413Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-117466'
references:
  - url: 'https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2026/sa2026-17'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-27T16:11:59.294Z'
---

## Overview

In affected versions of Octopus Server, a user holding the System Manager role could escalate their privileges to full system Administrator.

## Affected

- `octopus_server >= 2019.0.0 < 2026.2.13469`
- `octopus_server >= 2026.3.0 < 2026.3.15863`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.