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SCA: security update for @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend (GHSA-7hfw-grcm-cqm6)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 473675

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 is affected by incorrect authorization in scaffolder task listing. An
 authenticated internal user may be able to view metadata for scaffolder tasks outside the visibility
 intended by a deployment's permission policy. Stored task secrets are not included in the affected
 response, and no integrity or availability impact was identified. This issue is fixed in version 4.1.0.
 (CVE-2026-106461)

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-7hfw-grcm-cqm6

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 473675

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 10/7/2026

Updated: 10/7/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-106461

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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-2026-106461

cwe: CWE-863