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SCA: security update for @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (GHSA-8wq8-6859-qx77)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 438696

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 3.1.5, authenticated users with
 permission to execute scaffolder dry-runs can gain access to server-configured environment secrets through
 the dry-run API response. Secrets are properly redacted in log output but not in all parts of the response
 payload. Deployments that have configured scaffolder.defaultEnvironment.secrets are affected. This is
 patched in @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend version 3.1.5. (CVE-2026-32237)

Solution

Update the @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend library and its related packages to version 3.1.5 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8wq8-6859-qx77

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 438696

Version: Revision 1.13

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/12/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.73

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-32237

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/12/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-32237

cwe: CWE-200