CVE-2026-61549

Woodpecker is a CI/CD engine. From 1.0.0 until 3.16.0, pipeline/backend/kubernetes/backend_options.go defines backend_options.kubernetes.serviceAccountName, and the Kubernetes backend in pipeline/backend/kubernetes/pod.go copies that pipeline-step value directly into the pod specification without administrator authorization. Any user with Push permission on a connected repository can therefore run pipeline pods under an arbitrary ServiceAccount in the pipeline namespace and inherit that account's RBAC permissions. When a privileged ServiceAccount is reachable, the attacker can exfiltrate secrets such as database credentials, API keys, and TLS certificates and may take over the cluster. This issue is fixed in version 3.16.0.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/commit/5df9d52260626c074c6caafb2dc83d3bc6b53be1
https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/commit/609ba481b5e912f59aaae8ca7bc22b44523c5e37
https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/pull/6792
https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/releases/tag/v3.16.0
https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker/security/advisories/GHSA-qf34-295c-26v8

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-15 15:17

Updated : 2026-09-16 04:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-61549

Mitre link : CVE-2026-61549

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-61549

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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