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CVE-2026-106563
Published:October 07, 2026
Updated:October 11, 2026
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.21.8, the @backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend package is affected by improper entity validation in deprecated kubernetes services endpoint. An authenticated user with Kubernetes read permissions could access Kubernetes workload data beyond their intended scope by supplying crafted entity data to the deprecated services endpoint. The exposure is limited to read-only access to Kubernetes object metadata across configured clusters. This issue is fixed in version 0.21.8.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/backstage/backstage.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.0.0 <v1.54.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.54.1
@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.1-alpha.22 <0.21.8
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.21.8
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Input Validation
Missing Authorization
EPSS
Base Score:
0.22