CVE-2024-41121: Woodpecker is a simple yet powerful CI/CD engine with great extensibility

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-41121?

woodpecker: upgrade to 2.7.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2024-41121 being exploited?

CVE-2024-41121 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2024-41121 affect?

CVE-2024-41121 affects woodpecker. Severity is high (CVSS 8.8). Woodpecker is a simple yet powerful CI/CD engine with great extensibility. The server allow to create any user who can trigger a pipeline run malicious workflows: 1. Those workflows can either lead to a host takeover that runs the agent exe

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HIGH 8.8UPGRADE

CVE-2024-41121 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) affecting woodpecker. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Woodpecker is a simple yet powerful CI/CD engine with great extensibility. The server allow to create any user who can trigger a pipeline run malicious workflows: 1. Those workflows can either lead to a host takeover that runs the agent executing the workflow. 2. Or allow to extract the secrets who would be normally provided to the plugins who's entrypoint are overwritten. This issue has been addressed in release version 2.7.0. Users are advised

Why this priority

High severity

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	8.8 (High)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.7% (top 46%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-74
Published	2024-07-19
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): GitHub, Inc. · Vendor: woodpecker-ci

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-07-19 20:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:47 UTCUpdated Record last modified

woodpecker-ci woodpecker UPGRADE

Affected: < 2.7.0

Fixed in: 2.7.0

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy woodpecker || rpm -q woodpecker || woodpecker --version

2. UPGRADE to 2.7.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade woodpecker

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade woodpecker

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-41121?

woodpecker: upgrade to 2.7.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-41121 being exploited?

CVE-2024-41121 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-41121 affect?

CVE-2024-41121 affects woodpecker. Severity is high (CVSS 8.8). Woodpecker is a simple yet powerful CI/CD engine with great extensibility. The server allow to create any user who can trigger a pipeline run malicious workflows: 1. Those workflows can either lead to a host takeover that runs the agent exe

How urgent is CVE-2024-41121?

Priority 44/100. High severity

Related CVEs

CVE-2024-41122 HIGH 7.5 UPGRADE Woodpecker is a simple yet powerful CI/CD engine with great extensibility
CVE-2023-40034 HIGH 8.1 UPGRADE Woodpecker is a community fork of the Drone CI system

References

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