CVE-2026-106500

Backstage: Improper task state validation in Scaffolder backend

State
Published
Severity
8.5 High
Published
Oct 6, 2026
Updated
Oct 7, 2026
Reserved
Oct 6, 2026

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Description

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 4.0.3 and 4.1.0, the @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend package is affected by improper task state validation in scaffolder backend. An authenticated user with permission to create and access Scaffolder tasks may, under specific timing and deployment conditions, affect files accessible to the Backstage backend. If backend application files are writable, the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the backend may be compromised. This issue is fixed in versions 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 4.0.3 and 4.1.0.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
backstagebackstage
  • < 1.49.6Affected
  • >= 1.50.0-next.0, < 1.50.5Affected
  • >= 1.51.0-next.0, < 1.54.6Affected
plugin-scaffolder-backend@backstage
  • < 3.3.1Affected
  • >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.1Affected
  • >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.3Affected
  • >= 4.0.4, < 4.1.0Affected

References

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