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High · 7.7 CVE-2026-106498 EUVD-2026-94056GHSA-qgvj-qcf8-xq73

Backstage: Improper URL validation in catalog entity placeholder resolution

Published Oct 6, 2026 · Updated Oct 9, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 3.5.1, 3.6.2, 3.7.2, 3.8.2 and 3.9.1, the @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend package is affected by improper url validation in catalog entity placeholder resolution. An authenticated Backstage user could craft a catalog entity with placeholder directives that reference resources outside the entity's source repository. Under certain configurations, this could allow access to data not intended to be available to the user. This issue is fixed in versions 3.5.1, 3.6.2, 3.7.2, 3.8.2 and 3.9.1.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
backstage backstage < 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 —
@backstage plugin-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 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend < 3.9.1 3.9.1 GHSA-qgvj-qcf8-xq73

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