CVE-2022-2259

In affected versions of Octopus Deploy it is possible for a user to view Workerpools without being explicitly assigned permissions to view these items

Published: 2023-03-13 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-2259 is rated Low Risk (29.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). 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-2022-2259

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 2026-06-15 0.12% 0.43% +0.32%
2 2026-05-15 0.18% 0.12% -0.06%
3 2026-03-14 0.18%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-2259

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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.
2.8 1.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-2259

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-2259

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
octopus octopus_server >= 2019.1.0, < 2022.3.11098 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
octopus octopus_server >= 2022.4.791, < 2022.4.8463 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
octopus octopus_server >= 2023.1.4189, < 2023.1.9672 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
octopus octopus_server 2023.2.2028 cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:2023.2.2028:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-2259

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