What is CVE-2022-4009?

CVE-2022-4009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Octopus Server, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-03-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-4009?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Octopus Server

CVE-2022-4009

In affected versions of Octopus Deploy it is possible for a user to introduce code via offline package creation

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2023-03-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Octopus Server
Octopus Deploy Server — versions 3.0.19, unspecified, 2022.3.348

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

advisories.octopus.com/post/2023/sa2023-05/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4009?: CVE-2022-4009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Octopus Server, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-4009?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.