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CVE-2026-106489

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Description

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 2.2.4, the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend package is affected by improper authorization enforcement for techdocs static content. An authenticated user with access to one TechDocs documentation site could craft a URL able to read documentation belonging to a different entity. This only affects deployments using the external TechDocs builder with an external storage provider (S3, GCS, etc.) and the permission framework enabled. Instances that do not use the permission framework are unaffected, since TechDocs content is visible to all authenticated users by design. This issue is fixed in version 2.2.4.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-06 21:17:17.770000
Last modified
2026-10-22 14:42:34.903000
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