{"cve":"CVE-2026-61549","nvd":{"published":"2026-09-15T15:17:20.110","modified":"2026-09-30T17:51:36.337","status":"Awaiting Analysis","description":"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_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H","score":9.0},"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-269","CWE-862"],"references":["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"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:53:43.293028046+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-61549","score":0.00278,"percentile":0.20025,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-qf34-295c-26v8","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-qf34-295c-26v8","summary":"Woodpecker: Privilege escalation via unrestricted serviceAccountName in the Kubernetes backend","modified":"2026-07-21T19:19:18.601959177Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker/v3","purl":"pkg:golang/go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker/v3","ranges":["<3.16.0"],"fixed":["3.16.0"]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker","ranges":[">=1.0.0 <=1.0.4"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker/v2","purl":"pkg:golang/go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker/v2","ranges":["<=2.8.3"],"fixed":[]}]},{"id":"GO-2026-5992","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2026-5992","summary":"Woodpecker: Privilege escalation via unrestricted serviceAccountName in the Kubernetes backend in github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker","modified":"2026-07-21T19:15:35.944072037Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker","ranges":[">=1.0.0"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker","purl":"pkg:golang/go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker","ranges":["all versions"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker/v2","purl":"pkg:golang/go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker/v2","ranges":["all versions"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker/v3","purl":"pkg:golang/go.woodpecker-ci.org/woodpecker/v3","ranges":["<3.16.0"],"fixed":["3.16.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}