CVE-2026-106487 json
Backstage: Unsupported catalog cluster authentication mode in kubernetes backend
published 2026-10-06 33 d ago modified 2026-10-22 17 d ago also GHSA-h53x-hjx6-25gr , EUVD-2026-94005
- cvss
- 3.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 18%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.21.10, the @backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend package is affected by unsupported catalog cluster authentication mode in kubernetes backend. Deployments using catalog cluster discovery may be affected when catalog contributors can create or modify kubernetes-cluster Resource entities. With the required endpoint permissions and pod RBAC, the backend can use its local in-cluster identity, potentially exposing Kubernetes resources readable by that identity. The credential is used only with the local in-cluster API endpoint and is not sent to the catalog-supplied endpoint. This issue is fixed in version 0.21.10.
Patch / fix
- npm @backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend 0.21.10
- linuxfoundation backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend 0.21.10
- linuxfoundation backstage 1.54.6
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-106487 updated cvss 3.5
plugin-kubernetes-backend: plugin-kubernetes-backend: Information disclosure via catalog cluster authentication handling
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Red Hat Developer Hub 1 rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9 Red Hat Self-service automation portal 2 ansible-automation-platform/automation-portal, ansible-automation-platform/bootc-automation-portal-rhel9affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 31 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 3.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend | <0.21.10 |
0.21.10 |
Affected products
- backstage backstage
- @backstage plugin-kubernetes-backend
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-441 Unintended Proxy or Intermediary
References
-
github.com
/backstage/backstage/commit/c14f8be6908f0f719b16356e5492352311e28946
web, patch
-
github.com
/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.6
web, patch, release-notes
-
github.com
/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-h53x-hjx6-25gr
web, mitigation, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106487
advisory
-
github.com
/backstage/backstage
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-106487
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-h53x-hjx6-25gr
- NVD CVE-2026-106487
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