CVE-2022-2049

In affected versions of Octopus Deploy it is possible to perform a Regex Denial of Service via the package upload function.

Published: 2022-08-19 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-2049 is rated Moderate Risk (46.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.66%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-2049

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 0.63% 0.66% +0.02%
2 2026-06-15 0.48% 0.63% +0.15%
3 2025-08-20 — 0.48% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-2049

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-2049

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-2049

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
octopus octopus_server >= 0.9, <= 0.9.620.4 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
octopus octopus_server >= 1.0, <= 1.6.3.1723 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
octopus octopus_server >= 2.0, <= 2.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
octopus octopus_server >= 3.0.0, <= 3.17.14 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
octopus octopus_server >= 4.0.4, <= 4.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
octopus octopus_server >= 2018.1.0, <= 2018.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
octopus octopus_server >= 2019.1.0, <= 2019.13.7 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, < 2022.1.2894 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
octopus octopus_server >= 2022.2.6729, < 2022.2.6872 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-2022-2049

URL Tags
https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2022/sa2022-10/ Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence