Description
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.16.1 and 0.17.8, the @backstage/backend-defaults package is affected by improper preservation of access restrictions during service credential delegation. An external service credential configured with access restrictions (e.g., read-only) could bypass those restrictions by routing requests through plugin delegation paths. This could allow a restricted service to perform operations beyond its intended scope, including write operations on plugins it was restricted to read-only access for. This issue is fixed in versions 0.16.1 and 0.17.8.
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: 7.6 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-281
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.16.1 and 0.17.8, the @backstage/backend-defaults package is affected by improper preservation of access restrictions during service credential delegation. An external service credential configured with access restrictions (e.g., read-only) could bypass those restrictions by routing requests through plugin delegation paths. This could allow a restricted service to perform operations beyond its intended scope, including write operations on plugins it was restricted to read-only access for. This issue is fixed in versions 0.16.1 and 0.17.8.
Title Backstage: Improper preservation of access restrictions during service credential delegation
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T20:48:05.896Z

Reserved: 2026-10-06T18:46:47.766Z

Link: CVE-2026-106492

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-06T21:17:18.220

Modified: 2026-10-07T13:58:29.527

Link: CVE-2026-106492

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Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-10-06T20:48:05Z

Links: CVE-2026-106492 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-10-07T13:45:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-269

    Improper Privilege Management

  • CWE-281

    Improper Preservation of Permissions

  • CWE-863

    Incorrect Authorization