CVE-2021-31822
mediumpriority · track · 31OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 12 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
When Octopus Tentacle is installed on a Linux operating system, the systemd service file permissions are misconfigured. This could lead to a local unprivileged user modifying the contents of the systemd service file to gain privileged access.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8
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affected products (3)
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references (5)
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- https://advisories.octopus.com/adv/2021-11---Local-privilege-escalation-in-Octopus-Tentacle-(CVE-2021-31822).2283732993.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31822cnnvd
- https://octopus.com/downloads/previousPatchcnnvd
- https://advisories.octopus.com/adv/2021-11---Local-privilege-escalation-in-Octopus-Tentacle-%28CVE-2021-31822%29.2283732993.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://advisories.octopus.com/adv/2021-11---Local-privilege-escalation-in-Octopus-Tentacle-%28CVE-2021-31822%29.2283732993.htmlnvd
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