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By Octopus Deploy Bug bounty on Bugcrowd octopus.com

Accepting reports Full safe harbor
Top reward
$6,000
Top severity paid
Critical
Assets in scope
3
Public CVEs
60
Last change

At a glance

What to know before you start testing.

Pays up to $6,000
for critical bugs, from $200.
Full safe harbor
Good-faith research is authorised; no legal action.
Publish after a fix
Coordinate the timing with the company.

Rewards

What Bugcrowd lists as the payout for each severity.

Severity Reward
Critical $6,000
High $3,000 from $2,000
Medium $1,000 from $500
Low $300 from $200
Safe harbor
Full Authorised in accordance with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) (and similar state laws), and we will not initiate or support legal action against you for accidental, good-faith violations of this policy.

Summarised with AI from the program policy on Bugcrowd, read 12 Nov 2026, and checked word for word against it. Read the original

Earlier reward tables (1)
  • 11 Nov 2026 to 11 Nov 2026: Critical up to $6,000

Scope

3 assets you may test, 12 excluded.

Web 1

  • https://octopus.com

Wildcard domains 1

  • *.octopus.com

Products and areas 1

  • https://github.com/OctopusDeploy
Out of scope (12)
  • i.octopus.com
  • ir.octopus.com
  • artifactorysample.octopus.com
  • bamboosample.octopus.com
  • jenkinssample.octopus.com
  • myget.octopus.com
  • nexussample.octopus.com
  • partners.octopus.com
  • shop.octopus.com
  • teamcitysample.octopus.com
  • trust.octopus.com
  • *.octopus.app

Rules

What the policy asks of you, and the bug types it won't reward, quoted from Octopus (via Bugcrowd)'s policy. "We" in these lines means the program, not this site.

While testing

  • Ensure that you use your @bugcrowdninja.com email address when you’re testing our assets, any use of other email addresses may be treated as malicious and blocked.
  • When testing, please use the least invasive test possible (e.g. calling a 1x1 image or a nonexistent page on your web server).
  • The use of automated scanners is prohibited.
  • You must ensure that your testing does not affect customer data in any way. Please ensure that you're being non-destructive while testing.
  • In addition to the above, customer instances are not to be accessed in any way (i.e., no customer data is to be accessed, and customer credentials are not to be used or "verified").
  • Please do not use social engineering, phishing, or unauthorised access to infrastructure.
  • Please do not test the physical security of Octopus Deploy offices, employees, equipment, etc.
  • Reports must be submitted in plain text (associated pictures/videos are fine as long as they're in standard formats).
  • Before publicly disclosing an issue, we require that you first request permission from us.
  • No load testing (DoS/DDoS, etc) is allowed on the test websites.

Not accepted

  • Subdomain takeover.
  • WAF Bypasses (Octopus is currently reworking their WAF and not accepting any bypasses at this time).
  • Secrets such as API keys or passwords obtained from external aggregation/indexed data sources (e.g. dehashed.com and intelx.io).
  • Descriptive error messages (e.g. Stack Traces, application, and server errors).
  • Fingerprinting/banner disclosure on common/public services.
  • Disclosure of known public files or directories (e.g. robots.txt).
  • Clickjacking and issues only exploitable through clickjacking.
  • CSRF attacks that require knowledge of the CSRF token (e.g. attacks involving a local machine).
  • Logout Cross-Site Request Forgery.
  • Content spoofing.
  • The presence of an application or web browser with "autocomplete" or "save password" functionality.
  • Lack of Secure/HTTPOnly flags on non-sensitive Cookies.
  • Lack of Security Speed Bump when leaving the site.
  • Log in or Forgot Password page brute force and account lockout not enforced.
  • Missing HTTP security headers
  • SSL/TLS Issues.
  • No load testing (DoS/DDoS, etc) is allowed on the test websites.
  • Self-XSS reports will not be accepted.
  • Any XSS requiring local access (e.g., User-Agent Header injection) will not be accepted.
  • Vulnerabilities limited to old browsers will not be accepted (e.g. "this exploit only works in IE6/IE7").
  • Known vulnerabilities in used libraries (e.g. jQuery) unless you can prove exploitability.
  • Missing or incorrect SPF records of any kind.
  • Missing or incorrect DMARC records of any kind.
  • Any source code disclosure.
  • Information disclosure of non-confidential information (e.g. issue ID, project ID).

Summarised with AI from the program policy on Bugcrowd, read 12 Nov 2026, and checked word for word against it. Read the original

Changes

Tracked since 11 Nov 2026. Last checked 27 minutes ago.

No changes yet. When the rewards or scope move, you will see it here and in the RSS feed.

Before we tracked it

Scope and reward changes recorded before this page started tracking it.

  1. Status

    Program status changed

  2. Status

    Program status changed

  3. Scope added

    shop.octopus.com (out of scope)

  4. Rules updated

    + shop.octopus.com

Public CVEs

Published vulnerabilities in this vendor's products, from the NVD.

Search NVD
CVESeverityPublished
CVE-2026-12878 High 8.6 25 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-14163 High 7.1 20 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-12702 Medium 5.1 24 Jul 2026
CVE-2026-4881 Medium 6.0 4 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-3237 Low 2.3 17 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-3236 Low 2.3 5 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-0704 Medium 5.9 25 Feb 2026
CVE-2025-0539 Medium 5.9 10 Apr 2025
CVE-2025-0588 Medium 5.9 11 Feb 2025
CVE-2025-0526 Low 2.3 11 Feb 2025
CVE-2025-0513 Low 1.8 11 Feb 2025
CVE-2025-0525 Low 2.3 11 Feb 2025
CVE-2025-0589 Medium 6.9 11 Feb 2025
CVE-2024-9194 High 8.7 30 Sep 2024
CVE-2024-1656 Low 2.6 11 Sep 2024
CVE-2024-7998 Low 2.6 21 Aug 2024
CVE-2024-6972 Medium 6.5 25 Jul 2024
CVE-2024-4811 Low 2.2 25 Jul 2024
CVE-2024-4456 Medium 4.1 8 May 2024
CVE-2024-4226 Low 3.5 30 Apr 2024
CVE-2023-4509 Medium 4.3 18 Apr 2024
CVE-2024-2975 High 8.8 9 Apr 2024
CVE-2023-1904 Medium 4.2 14 Dec 2023
CVE-2022-2416 Medium 5.5 2 Aug 2023
CVE-2022-2346 Medium 5.5 2 Aug 2023
CVE-2022-4870 Medium 5.3 18 May 2023
CVE-2022-4008 Medium 5.5 10 May 2023
CVE-2023-2247 Medium 5.3 2 May 2023
CVE-2022-2507 Medium 5.3 19 Apr 2023
CVE-2022-4009 High 8.8 16 Mar 2023
CVE-2022-2259 Medium 4.3 13 Mar 2023
CVE-2022-2258 Medium 4.3 13 Mar 2023
CVE-2022-2883 High 7.5 22 Feb 2023
CVE-2022-4898 Medium 5.4 31 Jan 2023
CVE-2022-3614 Medium 6.1 3 Jan 2023
CVE-2022-3460 High 7.5 3 Jan 2023
CVE-2022-2721 High 7.5 25 Nov 2022
CVE-2022-2572 Critical 9.8 1 Nov 2022
CVE-2022-2508 Medium 5.3 27 Oct 2022
CVE-2022-2782 Critical 9.1 27 Oct 2022
CVE-2022-2780 High 8.1 14 Oct 2022
CVE-2022-2828 Medium 6.5 13 Oct 2022
CVE-2022-2720 Medium 5.3 12 Oct 2022
CVE-2022-2783 Medium 5.3 6 Oct 2022
CVE-2022-2781 Medium 5.3 6 Oct 2022
CVE-2022-2778 Critical 9.8 30 Sep 2022
CVE-2022-2760 Medium 4.3 28 Sep 2022
CVE-2022-2528 Medium 6.5 9 Sep 2022
CVE-2022-2075 High 7.5 19 Aug 2022
CVE-2022-2074 High 7.5 19 Aug 2022
CVE-2022-2049 High 7.5 19 Aug 2022
CVE-2022-1901 Medium 5.3 19 Aug 2022
CVE-2022-30532 Medium 5.3 19 Jul 2022
CVE-2022-29890 Medium 6.1 15 Jul 2022
CVE-2022-1881 Medium 5.3 15 Jul 2022
CVE-2022-2013 High 7.5 13 Jun 2022
CVE-2022-1670 High 7.5 19 May 2022
CVE-2022-1502 Medium 4.3 4 May 2022
CVE-2022-23184 Medium 6.1 7 Feb 2022
CVE-2021-31821 Medium 5.5 19 Jan 2022

Original policy

Copied from bugcrowd.com on 12 Nov 2026. The summaries on this page are made from it; the live page may have changed since.

Description

Octopus Deploy invites you to test and help secure our primary publicly facing assets - focusing first on our primary web application. We appreciate your efforts and hard work in making the internet (and Octopus Deploy) more secure, and look forward to working with the researcher community to create a meaningful and successful bug bounty program. Good luck and happy hunting! What you should know before you start Ensure that you use your @bugcrowdninja.com email address when you’re testing our assets, any use of other email addresses may be treated as malicious and blocked. Ensure that you understand the targets, scopes, exclusions, and rules below. Please feel free to reach out and ask questions to clarify. We want you to feel as confident as possible. Ratings / Rewards: For the initial prioritization/rating of findings, this program will use the Bugcrowd Vulnerability Rating Taxonomy . However, it is important to note that in some cases a vulnerability priority will be modified due to its likelihood or impact. In any instance where an issue is downgraded, a full, detailed explanation will be provided to the researcher - along with the opportunity to appeal, and make a case for a higher priority. Please see below for any deviations from the standard VRT. Employees, Contractors, Interns, and immediate family members are not eligible to receive rewards from our public-facing bug bounty programs. This restriction exists because employees may have access to internal systems, non-public information, or responsibilities that could create an actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest. Employees who identify potential vulnerabilities must report them internally to the Security Operations team via [email protected].

Targets

Testing is only authorised on the targets listed as in-scope. Any domain/property of Octopus not listed in the targets section is out of scope. This includes any/all subdomains not listed above. Target Info Credentials: Please sign up for an account using your @bugcrowdninja.com email address. For more info regarding @bugcrowdninja email addresses, see here . When getting started, click the sign-in URL at https://octopus.com/register?registerReturnUrl=%2Fsignin and register there. Focus Areas Ultimately, we want to allow our customers to have a safe environment in which to manage their accounts, access our documentation, and manage their instances. Therefore, we're interested in traditional web application vulnerabilities, as well as other vulnerabilities that can have a direct impact on our customers. Below is a list of some of the vulnerability classes that we are seeking reports for: Server-side Remote Code Execution (RCE) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Stored/Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) SQL Injection (SQLi) XML External Entity Attacks (XXE) Access Control Vulnerabilities (Insecure Direct Object Reference issues, etc) Path/Directory Traversal Issues Out of Scope and Other Exclusions To be as clear as possible, the following are also out of scope for testing : Subdomain takeover. WAF Bypasses (Octopus is currently reworking their WAF and not accepting any bypasses at this time). Secrets such as API keys or passwords obtained from external aggregation/indexed data sources (e.g. dehashed.com and intelx.io). Our self-hosted Octopus Deploy product, including its authentication and authorisation plugins. Our cloud-hosted Octopus Deploy product. Any of our closed or open-source tooling, build chain, public-facing repositories, email and IM servers, social media accounts, or third-party SaaS products that we use to deliver our services. Blind XSS must not return any user data you do not have access to (e.g., screenshots and cookies you don't own). When testing, please use the least invasive test possible (e.g. calling a 1x1 image or a nonexistent page on your web server). When testing, please exercise caution if injecting on any form that may be publicly visible, such as forums. Before injection, please ensure your payload can be removed from the site. If it cannot be easily removed, please check with support@bugcrowd before performing the testing. Pivoting and post-exploitation attacks are fine, particularly between test.octopus.com and test-account.octopus.com, so long as you aren’t attempting to destroy any infrastructure or data. Any internal or development services. The use of automated scanners is prohibited. Descriptive error messages (e.g. Stack Traces, application, and server errors). Fingerprinting/banner disclosure on common/public services. Disclosure of known public files or directories (e.g. robots.txt). Clickjacking and issues only exploitable through clickjacking. CSRF attacks that require knowledge of the CSRF token (e.g. attacks involving a local machine). Logout Cross-Site Request Forgery. Content spoofing. The presence of an application or web browser with "autocomplete" or "save password" functionality. Lack of Secure/HTTPOnly flags on non-sensitive Cookies. Lack of Security Speed Bump when leaving the site. Log in or Forgot Password page brute force and account lockout not enforced. Missing HTTP security headers, specifically (https://www.owasp.org/index.php/List_of_useful_HTTP_headers). For example: Strict-Transport-Security. X-Frame-Options. X-XSS-Protection. X-Content-Type-Options. Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Security-Policy, X-WebKit-CSP. Content-Security-Policy-Report-Only. Cache-Control and Pragma. SSL/TLS Issues. For example: SSL Attacks such as BEAST, BREACH, and Renegotiation attacks. SSL Forward secrecy not enabled. SSL weak/insecure cipher suites. No load testing (DoS/DDoS, etc) is allowed on the test websites. Self-XSS reports will not be accepted. Any XSS requiring local access (e.g., User-Agent Header injection) will not be accepted. The only exception is if you can show a working off-path MiTM attack that will allow the XSS to trigger. Vulnerabilities limited to old browsers will not be accepted (e.g. "this exploit only works in IE6/IE7"). Known vulnerabilities in used libraries (e.g. jQuery) unless you can prove exploitability. Missing or incorrect SPF records of any kind. Missing or incorrect DMARC records of any kind. Any source code disclosure. Information disclosure of non-confidential information (e.g. issue ID, project ID). Email bombing. Request flooding (e.g. pixel flooding(we consider this a DoS attempt)). Testing rate limits. Session cookies for https://account.octopus.com will be valid for up to 10 minutes after logging out. Please do not report on any session fixation/management vulnerabilities unless you can show an account takeover after 10 minutes. i.octopus.com contains a large number of files that are intended to be public. This includes but is not limited to files that are referenced Here (such as tax residency, W8-BEN-E form, bank attestation documents etc) on our trust resources page. If a document is identified that you believe does not fall into this category and should be bought to our attention - please make a submission and it will be reviewed. NPM name squatting is not considered a valid finding unless the package name is referenced as a dependancy by at least one octopus NPM package Testing is only authorised on the targets listed as in-scope. Any domain/property of Octopus not listed in the targets section is out of scope, including any/all subdomains not listed above. If you identify a security vulnerability on a not-in-scope target that demonstrably belongs to the Octopus organisation, you can report it to this program. However, while it is appreciated, it will ultimately be marked as "not applicable" and not eligible for monetary or points-based compensation. Other Rules You must ensure that your testing does not affect customer data in any way. Please ensure that you're being non-destructive while testing. In addition to the above, customer instances are not to be accessed in any way (i.e., no customer data is to be accessed, and customer credentials are not to be used or "verified"). If you believe you have found sensitive customer data (e.g., login credentials, API keys, etc.) or a way to access customer data (e.g., through a vulnerability), report it, but do not attempt to validate whether/that it works successfully. Use of any automated vulnerability scanners is prohibited. Reports must be submitted in plain text (associated pictures/videos are fine as long as they're in standard formats). Non-plain text reports (e.g. PDF and DOCX) will be asked to be resubmitted in plain text. Grants/awards are at Octopus Deploy's discretion, and we withhold the right to grant, modify, or deny grants. Please do not use social engineering, phishing, or unauthorised access to infrastructure. Please do not test the physical security of Octopus Deploy offices, employees, equipment, etc. This bounty follows Bugcrowd’s standard disclosure terms. Public Disclosure Before publicly disclosing an issue, we require that you first request permission from us. Octopus Deploy will process requests for public disclosure on a per-report basis. Requests to publicly disclose an issue that has not yet been fixed for customers will be rejected. Safe Harbor: When conducting vulnerability research according to this policy, we consider this research to be: Authorised in accordance with the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) (and similar state laws), and we will not initiate or support legal action against you for accidental, good-faith violations of this policy. Exempt from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and we will not bring a claim against you for circumvention of technology controls. Exempt from restrictions in our Terms & Conditions that would interfere with conducting security research, and we waive those restrictions on a limited basis for work done under this policy. Lawful and helpful to the overall security of the Internet and conducted in good faith. Expected to comply with all applicable laws. If you have concerns or are uncertain whether your security research is consistent with this policy, please inquire via [email protected] before going further.

In Scope (in scope)

Please note that dependencies with known issues within the GitHub are not considered valid without a working proof of concept that affects the actual platform. In addition, API keys on their own are not considered valid. In order to have a valid leaked API key, the domain URL must be referencing an Octopus domain that fits *.octopus.app. Any API keys with localhost or test within their name are considered invalid.

Out of scope targets (out of scope)

Targets in this list are OUT OF SCOPE. Please also review the brief information below for more details, it contains important information and also lists further areas that are considered out of scope for this bounty.