SCA: security update for @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (GHSA-95p4-vv4g-jxxm)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 473662

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 4.1.0, the @backstage/plugin-
scaffolder-backend package could expose sensitive information in Scaffolder task failure events. Under
specific template and failure conditions, an authenticated user may retrieve backend-managed credentials
used during task execution from affected task events. This issue is fixed in version 4.1.0.
(CVE-2026-106502)

Solution

Update the @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend library and its related packages to version 4.1.0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-95p4-vv4g-jxxm

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 473662

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 10/7/2026

Updated: 10/7/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.67

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-106502

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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: 10/7/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/6/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-106502

cwe: CWE-532