CVE-2026-12702 Missing authorization in Octopus Server

What is CVE-2026-12702?

CVE-2026-12702 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Octopus Octopus Server, published on 24 Jul 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In affected versions of Octopus Deploy Insufficient checks on the project trigger actions allows an unauthorized user to trigger a deployment.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12702?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Octopus Octopus Server.

How do I fix CVE-2026-12702?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12702 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2026-12702 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12702 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Octopus Octopus Server

• CVE-2022-2572 Auth bypass in Octopus Server Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-2778 Security feature bypass in Octopus Server Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-11320 Information disclosure in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2022-2782 Auth bypass in Octopus Server Critical 9.1
• CVE-2024-2975 Race condition in Octopus Server High 8.8

All Octopus Octopus Server vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-xqwp-7cxx-5588.