CVE-2022-1901

In affected versions of Octopus Deploy it is possible to unmask sensitive variables by using variable preview.

Published: 2022-08-19 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-1901 is rated Low Risk (33.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.46%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-1901

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-19 0.44% 0.46% +0.02%
2 2026-06-15 0.21% 0.44% +0.22%
3 2025-08-21 0.21%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-1901

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-1901

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-1901

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
octopus octopus_server >= 2019.1.0, <= 2019.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
octopus octopus_server >= 2020.1.0, <= 2020.6.5449 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
octopus octopus_server >= 2021.1.6959, <= 2021.3.13021 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
octopus octopus_server >= 2022.1.0, < 2022.1.3009 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
octopus octopus_server >= 2022.2.6729, < 2022.2.7244 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
octopus octopus_server >= 2022.3.348, < 2022.3.4953 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-1901

URL Tags
https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2022/sa2022-09/ Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence