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Github GHSA |
GHSA-qf34-295c-26v8 | Woodpecker: Privilege escalation via unrestricted serviceAccountName in the Kubernetes backend |
Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000
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Woodpecker-ci
Woodpecker-ci woodpecker |
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Woodpecker-ci
Woodpecker-ci woodpecker |
Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000
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Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Title | Woodpecker: Privilege escalation via unrestricted serviceAccountName in the Kubernetes backend | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-269 CWE-862 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-15T15:19:38.584Z
Reserved: 2026-07-10T16:27:03.094Z
Link: CVE-2026-61549
Updated: 2026-09-15T15:19:35.499Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-15T15:17:20.110
Modified: 2026-09-15T16:17:18.490
Link: CVE-2026-61549
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