Sensitive information exposure in Backstage scaffolder task logs
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
The @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend package before 4.1.0 is affected. Sensitive information is written into scaffolder task logs (CWE-532). An authenticated user who can create and read scaffolder tasks may observe sensitive values in these logs in deployments with restrictive action permissions and affected templates. Exploitation requires a denied action whose input contains such a value.
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 4.1.0, the @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend package is affected by sensitive information exposure in scaffolder task logs. An authenticated user who can create and read scaffolder tasks may be able to observe sensitive values in task logs in deployments with restrictive action permissions and affected templates. Exploitation requires a denied action whose input contains such a value. This issue is fixed in version 4.1.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| backstage | backstage | before 1.54.6 | 1.54.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| backstage | plugin-scaffolder-backend | before 4.1.0 | 4.1.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (npm) | before 4.1.0 | 4.1.0 | Patch available | GHSA-4xvq-3m68-h444 |
- backstage Vendorbackstage Affected before 1.54.6 Fixed in 1.54.6 Patch available CNA
- plugin-scaffolder-backend Vendorbackstage Affected before 4.1.0 Fixed in 4.1.0 Patch available CNA
- @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (npm) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.0 Fixed in 4.1.0 Patch available GHSA-4xvq-3m68-h444
Remediation
Update @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend to version 4.1.0. The sources list no fixed version for backstage. Red Hat lists no plan for Red Hat Developer Hub 1 or Self-service automation portal 2.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA backstage (backstage) Fixed in 1.54.6
- Fix · CNA plugin-scaffolder-backend (@backstage) Fixed in 4.1.0
- Fix · GHSA-4xvq-3m68-h444 @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (npm) Fixed in 4.1.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Developer Hub 1 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Self-service automation portal 2 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-106504
- 2026-10-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-07 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-07 Alias added: GHSA-4xvq-3m68-h444
- 2026-10-07 Fix available: npm/@backstage/[email protected] · GHSA-4xvq-3m68-h444
- 2026-10-07 CVSS score added · GHSA-4xvq-3m68-h444
- 2026-10-07 Weakness changed · GHSA-4xvq-3m68-h444
- 2026-10-07 5 new references · GHSA-4xvq-3m68-h444
- 2026-10-08 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-08 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-27 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Patch 2
Advisory 2
More Backstage vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-17988 Insecure sandbox in Backstage Scaffolder plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-69075 Sensitive information exposure in Backstage Scaffolder CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-106504 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-106504 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4xvq-3m68-h444 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-106504 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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