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CVE-2026-106496

CVE-2026-106496MEDIUM

Backstage: Inconsistent enforcement of allowed location types during catalog processing

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   L   N  U  H  N  N    6.5   .0024   14.5     —

AFFECTED
  Product                 Versions    Fixed
  backstage               < 1.54.6 –  —
  plugin-catalog-backend  < 3.9.1 –   —

TIMELINE
  Oct 6   Reserved by GitHub_M
  Oct 6   Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
  Oct 16  RESCORED — CVE-2026-106496 (backstage). CVSS 3.1 → 6.5 (NVD).

CWE-22, CWE-863 · CNA: GitHub_M · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 3.9.1, the @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend package is affected by inconsistent enforcement of allowed location types during catalog processing. Under certain configurations, the catalog backend could process location types that were not intended to be allowed, potentially leading to unintended file access on the backend host. This issue is fixed in version 3.9.1.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
October 6, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by GitHub_M
October 6, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
October 16, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2026-106496 (backstage). CVSS 3.1 → 6.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
backstage	backstage	—	< 1.54.6	—
@backstage	plugin-catalog-backend	—	< 3.9.1	—

Weaknesses

CWE-22 · CWE-863

References (3)

https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/23774b61560d851bc69cd6a77d12561b24d11afd [Patch]
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.6 [Release Notes]
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-pcmq-25r3-5w9v [Vendor Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-106496 at cve.org

Vendors: backstage · @backstage

Weaknesses: CWE-22 · CWE-863

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