CVE-2022-2720

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-2720?

Upgrade octopus server to 2022.3.10586 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2022-2720 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-2720 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.46% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 38% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-2720?

CVE-2022-2720 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2022-2720 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for octopus server (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In affected versions of Octopus Server it was identified that when a sensitive value is a substring of another value, sensitive value masking will only partially work.

CWE-359

How to fix

Remediation Available

octopus serverNVD

Affected:>= 2022.3.348, < 2022.3.10586Fixed in:2022.3.10586CVE-2022-2720derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days

38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

advisories.octopus.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-50719	High	7.5	84%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-0482	Critical	9.1	44%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-36052	High	8.6	22%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-22876	Medium	5.3	5.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-45591	Medium	5.3	3.4%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24819	Medium	5.3	3.3%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2022-2720?

Upgrade octopus server to 2022.3.10586 or later.

Is CVE-2022-2720 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-2720 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.46% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 38% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2022-2720?

CVE-2022-2720 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2022-2720 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for octopus server (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-05-16.