CVE-2026-106461

Backstage: Incorrect authorization in scaffolder task listing

Description

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 4.1.0, the @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend package is affected by incorrect authorization in scaffolder task listing. An authenticated internal user may be able to view metadata for scaffolder tasks outside the visibility intended by a deployment's permission policy. Stored task secrets are not included in the affected response, and no integrity or availability impact was identified. This issue is fixed in version 4.1.0.

Scores

Weaknesses (CWE)

• CWE-863

Advisories

• GHSA-7hfw-grcm-cqm6 — Backstage: Incorrect authorization in scaffolder task listing

European references

• ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-93996
• GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-106461

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

• cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage\/plugin-scaffolder-backend:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* < 4.1.0
• cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 1.54.6

Affected products

References

• https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-7hfw-grcm-cqm6
• https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/0253c50673f2832b0b1e9f73348186434e7bd09e
• https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.6

Sources