Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.17.8, the @backstage/backend-defaults package is affected by improper access control in backend action invocation. An authenticated user could invoke actions that an operator had excluded through action configuration. Existing action permissions and downstream authorization remain enforced. This issue is fixed in version 0.17.8.

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Description Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.17.8, the @backstage/backend-defaults package is affected by improper access control in backend action invocation. An authenticated user could invoke actions that an operator had excluded through action configuration. Existing action permissions and downstream authorization remain enforced. This issue is fixed in version 0.17.8.
Title Backstage: Improper access control in backend action invocation
Weaknesses CWE-284
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

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Updated: 2026-10-12T20:11:07.680Z

Reserved: 2026-10-06T18:46:47.766Z

Link: CVE-2026-106495

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-12T21:17:08.457

Modified: 2026-10-12T21:17:08.457

Link: CVE-2026-106495

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Updated: 2026-10-12T21:30:18Z

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