VDB-414634 · CVE-2026-106462 · GCVE-0-2026-106462

Backstage up to 1.54.5 Scaffolder privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Backstage up to 1.54.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Scaffolder. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-106462. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Backstage up to 1.54.5 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Scaffolder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 1.54.6, scaffolder source-control actions may not consistently enforce intended credential boundaries. An authenticated user could cause an affected action to fall back to broader integration credentials and perform operations with more access than intended. This issue is fixed in 1.54.6 when operators also enable scaffolder.requireScmUserCredentials after upgrading.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-106462 since 10/06/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.54.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Name

Backstage

Version

Website

Product: https://github.com/backstage/backstage/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.4
CNA Vector (GitHub_M): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Backstage 1.54.6

Timelineinfo

10/06/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/06/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
10/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-106462 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-106462
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-414634

Entryinfo

Created: 10/06/2026 22:52
Changes: 10/06/2026 22:52 (63)
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