CVE-2018-18850 is a critical vulnerability affecting Octopus Deploy Server versions 2018.8.0 through 2018.9.x before 2018.9.1. It allows an authenticated user with deployment process modification privileges to achieve remote code execution by uploading a specially crafted YAML configuration, potentially running with SYSTEM privileges on self-hosted instances. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists, indicating readily available exploit code, though there is minimal public discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2018.8.0, <= 2018.8.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2018.9.0, < 2018.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.