CVE-2026-106502 (GCVE-0-2026-106502)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-06 21:34 – Updated: 2026-10-07 15:09
VLAI
Title
Backstage: Sensitive information may be exposed in Scaffolder task failure events
Summary
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 4.1.0, the @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend package could expose sensitive information in Scaffolder task failure events. Under specific template and failure conditions, an authenticated user may retrieve backend-managed credentials used during task execution from affected task events. This issue is fixed in version 4.1.0.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-07 15:08 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-532 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
backstage backstage Affected: < 1.54.6
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@backstage plugin-scaffolder-backend Affected: < 4.1.0
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