Security Advisory 2026-05
| Summary | Stored XSS using artifacts |
| Advisory Number | 2026-05 |
| Discovery Date | 19 MAR 2026 |
| Patch Release Date | 12 MAY 2026 |
| Advisory Release Date | 12 JUNE 2026 |
| Product | Octopus Server |
| Operating System | Windows and Linux |
| Severity | Medium |
| CVE ID | CVE-2026-8296 |
Customers who have downloaded and installed any of the 2026.2.13115 versions listed below ("Details") are affected.
Please upgrade your Octopus Server immediately to fix this vulnerability.
Customers who have upgraded Octopus Server to version 2026.2.13115 or higher are not affected.
Severity
Octopus Deploy has given this vulnerability a medium rating. This rating was given according to the Octopus Deploy severity levels, which ranks vulnerabilities as critical, high, medium, or low severity.
This is our assessment and you should evaluate its applicability to your own environment.
Details
In affected versions of Octopus Server with certain access levels it was possible to embed a Cross-Site Scripting Payload via artifacts.
The versions of Octopus Server affected by this vulnerability are:
- All 2023.x, 2024.x versions
- All 2025.1.x, 2025.2.x versions, 2025.3.x versions
- All 2025.4.x versions before 2025.4.10678
- All 2026.1.x versions before 2026.1.11451
- All 2026.2.x versions before 2026.2.13114
Fix
To address this vulnerability, we have released Octopus Server version:
- 2025.4.10678
- 2026.1.11451
- 2026.2.13114
The latest versions of Octopus Deploy products can be downloaded from https://octopus.com/downloads and previous versions can be downloaded from https://octopus.com/downloads/previous
What You Need to Do
Octopus Deploy recommends that you upgrade to the latest version (2026.2.13115). You can download the latest version of Octopus Server from https://octopus.com/downloads
If you can't upgrade to the latest version (2026.2.13115):
| If you have feature version... | ...then upgrade to this version |
|---|---|
| 2023.x , 2024.x | 2025.4.10678 or greater |
| 2025.1.x, 2025.2.x, 2025.3.x | 2025.4.10678 or greater |
| 2025.4.x | 2025.4.10678 or greater |
| 2026.1.x | 2026.1.11451 or greater |
| 2026.2.x | 2026.2.13114 or greater |
Mitigation
There is no known mitigation for CVE-2026-8296, it is important to upgrade to a fixed version as soon as possible.
Support
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this advisory, please contact our support team https://octopus.com/support.
Exploitation and Public Announcements
The Octopus Deploy security team is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.
Source
This vulnerability was found by asotyc