CVE-2026-106495
mediumBackstage is an open framework for building developer portals.
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.17.8, the @backstage/backend-defaults package is affected by improper access control in backend action invocation. An authenticated user could invoke actions that an operator had excluded through action configuration. Existing action permissions and downstream authorization remain enforced. This issue is fixed in version 0.17.8.
CVSS
4.3
4.3 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (security-advisories@github.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-12 21:17
Modified: 2026-10-16 16:00
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:58 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/a8fb34a990a69bcb745e85a3213cf9e5ba2d31a3 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.6 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-3xr5-8w6c-p5gw security-advisories@github.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:58 UTC · record ↗