Security Advisory 2026-01
| Summary | Authenticated user can utilize an API endpoint to elevate to Admin permissions |
| Advisory Number | 2026-01 |
| Discovery Date | 11 JUN 2026 |
| Patch Release Date | 12 JUN 2026 |
| Advisory Release Date | 20 AUG 2026 |
| Product | Codefresh |
| Operating System | Windows and Linux |
| Severity | High |
| CVE ID | CVE-2026-12878 |
Customers who have downloaded and installed any of the Codefresh versions listed below ("Details") are affected.
Please upgrade your Codefresh immediately to fix this vulnerability.
Customers who have upgraded Codefresh to version 2.11.18 or higher are not affected.
Severity
Octopus Deploy has given this vulnerability a high 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 the Codefresh platform an authenticated user can utilize an API endpoint to elevate to Admin permissions
The versions of Codefresh affected by this vulnerability are:
- All 2.x.x versions before 2.11.15
Fix
To address this vulnerability, we have released Codefresh version:
- 2.11.15 that contains a fix for these issues.
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 (2.11.18). You can download the latest version of Codefresh from https://octopus.com/downloads
If you can't upgrade to the latest version (2.11.18):
| If you have feature version... | ...then upgrade to this version |
|---|---|
| 2.x.x | 2.11.15 or greater |
Mitigation
There is no known mitigation for CVE-2026-12878, 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 during internal testing by Codefresh Platform Team at Octopus Deploy