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CVE-2026-106461

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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.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.3 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-06 21:17:16.870000
Last modified
2026-10-23 15:01:23.893000
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