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Sensitive information exposure in Backstage Scaffolder

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

The Scaffolder in @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend exposes sensitive information. An authenticated user who can read another user's task may receive internal execution data, which can include credentials for an external service and enable unauthorized changes there. Affected are Backstage before 1.49.6, from 1.50.0-next.0 before 1.50.5 and from 1.51.0-next.0 before 1.54.6, and the plugin before 3.3.1, from 3.4.0 before 3.4.1, from 4.0.0 before 4.0.3 and from 4.0.4 before 4.1.0.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

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 sensitive information exposure in scaffolder. An authenticated Backstage user who can read another user's Scaffolder task may receive internal execution data. In deployments where that data contains credentials for an external service, this may permit disclosure and unauthorized changes in that external service. This issue is fixed in versions 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 4.0.3 and 4.1.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00484 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial backstage (backstage): 1.49.6, 1.50.5, 1.54.6plugin-scaffolder-backend (@backstage): 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 4.0.3 +1+1 more productRed Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
backstagebackstagebefore 1.49.6; 1.50.0-next.0 to before 1.50.5; 1.51.0-next.0 to before 1.54.61.49.6, 1.50.5, 1.54.6Patch availableCNA
backstageplugin-scaffolder-backendbefore 3.3.1; 3.4.0 to before 3.4.1; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.3; 4.0.4 to before 4.1.03.3.1, 3.4.1, 4.0.3, 4.1.0Patch availableCNA
—@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (npm)before 3.3.13.3.1Patch availableGHSA-g2v8-7jhw-pp8p
—@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (npm)3.4.0 to before 3.4.13.4.1Patch availableGHSA-g2v8-7jhw-pp8p
—@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (npm)4.0.0 to before 4.0.34.0.3Patch availableGHSA-g2v8-7jhw-pp8p
—@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (npm)4.0.4 to before 4.1.04.1.0Patch availableGHSA-g2v8-7jhw-pp8p
  • backstage Vendorbackstage Affected before 1.49.6; 1.50.0-next.0 to before 1.50.5; 1.51.0-next.0 to before 1.54.6 Fixed in 1.49.6, 1.50.5, 1.54.6 Patch available CNA
  • plugin-scaffolder-backend Vendorbackstage Affected before 3.3.1; 3.4.0 to before 3.4.1; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.3; 4.0.4 to before 4.1.0 Fixed in 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 4.0.3, 4.1.0 Patch available CNA
  • @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (npm) Vendor— Affected before 3.3.1 Fixed in 3.3.1 Patch available GHSA-g2v8-7jhw-pp8p
  • @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (npm) Vendor— Affected 3.4.0 to before 3.4.1 Fixed in 3.4.1 Patch available GHSA-g2v8-7jhw-pp8p
  • @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (npm) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.0.3 Fixed in 4.0.3 Patch available GHSA-g2v8-7jhw-pp8p
  • @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (npm) Vendor— Affected 4.0.4 to before 4.1.0 Fixed in 4.1.0 Patch available GHSA-g2v8-7jhw-pp8p

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage\/plugin-scaffolder-backend:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.3.1; 3.4.0 to before 3.4.1; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.3; 4.0.4 to before 4.1.0Vulnerablebackstage
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.49.6; 1.50.0 to before 1.50.5; 1.51.0 to before 1.54.6Vulnerablebackstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage\/plugin-scaffolder-backend:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.3.1; 3.4.0 to before 3.4.1; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.3; 4.0.4 to before 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·backstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.49.6; 1.50.0 to before 1.50.5; 1.51.0 to before 1.54.6 Vulnerable ·backstage

Remediation

Fixed versions of @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend are 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 4.0.3 and 4.1.0. Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:86675 fixes Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2. Red Hat gives the plan as none available for Red Hat Developer Hub 1 and Self-service automation portal 2. The sources list no fixed version for backstage.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

  • Fix · CNA backstage (backstage) Fixed in 1.49.6, 1.50.5, 1.54.6
  • Fix · CNA plugin-scaffolder-backend (@backstage) Fixed in 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 4.0.3, 4.1.0
  • Fix · GHSA-g2v8-7jhw-pp8p @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (npm) Fixed in 3.3.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-g2v8-7jhw-pp8p @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (npm) Fixed in 3.4.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-g2v8-7jhw-pp8p @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (npm) Fixed in 4.0.3 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-g2v8-7jhw-pp8p @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (npm) Fixed in 4.1.0 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2026:86675 Released 2026-10-21 · Red Hat rating Important
    Ansible plug-ins for Red Hat Developer Hub Product Release Update
    • Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 registry.redhat.io/ansible-automation-platform/automation-portal

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Developer Hub 1AffectedNo fix yet
Self-service automation portal 2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2Fixed RHSA-2026:86675

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-106501
  2. 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  3. 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  5. 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-g2v8-7jhw-pp8p
  6. 2026-10-07 Fix available: npm/@backstage/[email protected], npm/@backstage/[email protected], npm/@backstage/[email protected] +1 · GHSA-g2v8-7jhw-pp8p
  7. 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · GHSA-g2v8-7jhw-pp8p
  8. 2026-10-07 Weakness changed · GHSA-g2v8-7jhw-pp8p
  9. 2026-10-07 9 new references · GHSA-g2v8-7jhw-pp8p
  10. 2026-10-21 Fix available: RHSA-2026:86675 · Red Hat
  11. 2026-10-21 Fix available: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2 · Red Hat
  12. 2026-10-27 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

  • TI-2023-17988 Insecure sandbox in Backstage Scaffolder plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-69061 Path traversal in Backstage Bitbucket pull-request scaffolder actions CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-60083 Backstage: Improper input validation in TechDocs MkDocs configuration CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-69165 Backstage TechDocs config flaw allows code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-69083 Code injection via MkDocs theme configuration in Backstage TechDocs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-69074 Race condition in Backstage scaffolder backend task handling CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
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