CVE-2026-106503
Backstage: Scaffolder action input authorization bypass
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.1 High
- Published
- Oct 6, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 9, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 6, 2026
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 scaffolder action input authorization bypass. An authenticated user with access to affected Scaffolder templates could bypass configured action restrictions. Depending on integration credentials, this could grant unauthorized access to repositories and related source-control resources. This issue is fixed in versions 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 4.0.3 and 4.1.0.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
backstagebackstage |
|
plugin-scaffolder-backend@backstage |
|
References
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-hmp2-4m7g-22cv
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/11c1384c0649b8ab26391c6a4e4f34b80ab0d188
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/a91ed72d540e80b62a73b39bb1563ff5018d52d1
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/e307e4f487103d815e484291b3fda778ab9983bf
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.49.6
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.50.5
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.6
Every record here comes from the CVE Program’s CVE List. © 1999–2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. The records are reproduced under the CVE Program terms of use.