01 Record
CVE-2026-106498
Backstage: Improper URL validation in catalog entity placeholder resolution
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score7.7 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
02 Description
Backstage: Improper URL validation in catalog entity placeholder resolution
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.30% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 23.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-10-06 21:23Z22 DAYS AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-09 01:55Z20 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-10-06
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 030e60af3e39c6175dca7fca4e43efb9e781badc7d6ebe52f40ee0ee3955a276
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
backstagebackstage< 1.49.6, >= 1.50.0-next.0, < 1.50.5, >= 1.51.0-next.0, < 1.51.3, >= 1.52.0-next.0, < 1.53.2, >= 1.54.0-next.0, < 1.54.6—
@backstageplugin-catalog-backend< 3.5.1, >= 3.6.0, < 3.6.2, >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.2, >= 3.8.0, < 3.8.2, >= 3.9.0, < 3.9.1—
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-qgvj-qcf8-xq73
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/0b0f6fc89b4eb4872c76a498abbe1dc65998bb6e
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/286bfc1f9cc3608a073b41016be302785be385d1
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/61a10f19926aeda7f4a32de48d733e6710584634
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/99729e925fd2bd40ba210022351a0ee6318e6197
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/e786ac309ed2d775daf2309393c015c43902d6f6
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.49.6
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.50.5
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.51.3
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.53.2
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.6