Medium severity · published Oct 6, 2026
CVE-2026-106487
Backstage: Unsupported catalog cluster authentication mode in kubernetes backend
5.0
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.21.10, the @backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend package is affected by unsupported catalog cluster authentication mode in kubernetes backend. Deployments using catalog cluster discovery may be affected when catalog contributors can create or modify kubernetes-cluster Resource entities. With the required endpoint permissions and pod RBAC, the backend can use its local in-cluster identity, potentially exposing Kubernetes resources readable by that identity. The credential is used only with the local in-cluster API endpoint and is not sent to the catalog-supplied endpoint. This issue is fixed in version 0.21.10.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 18% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
backstage · backstage
< 1.54.6 · source: vendor, NVD
PL
plugin-kubernetes-backend · @backstage
< 0.21.10 · source: vendor
BA
Backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend · Linuxfoundation
before 0.21.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106487
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-106487
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-h53x-hjx6-25gr
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/c14f8be6908f0f719b16356e5492352311e28946
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.6
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