CVE-2026-106488

Backstage: Improper authentication in the OIDC provider

Published Oct 6, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.4.20, the @backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-oidc-provider package is affected by improper authentication in the oidc provider. Deployments using OIDC email-based identity resolution with a provider that permits unverified email addresses may allow an authenticated provider user to assume another catalog identity. This may grant access and permissions associated with that user. No direct availability impact is demonstrated. This issue is fixed in version 0.4.20.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-826h-28h9-65hg Backstage: Improper authentication in the OIDC provider
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation backstage
Linuxfoundation backstage\/plugin-auth-backend-module-oidc-provider
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage\/plugin-auth-backend-module-oidc-provider:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation backstage
Linuxfoundation backstage\/plugin-auth-backend-module-oidc-provider
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Backstage
Backstage backstage
Backstage plugin-auth-backend-module-oidc-provider
Vendors & Products Backstage
Backstage backstage
Backstage plugin-auth-backend-module-oidc-provider
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.4.20, the @backstage/plugin-auth-backend-module-oidc-provider package is affected by improper authentication in the oidc provider. Deployments using OIDC email-based identity resolution with a provider that permits unverified email addresses may allow an authenticated provider user to assume another catalog identity. This may grant access and permissions associated with that user. No direct availability impact is demonstrated. This issue is fixed in version 0.4.20.
Title Backstage: Improper authentication in the OIDC provider
Weaknesses CWE-287
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 7, 2026, 6:23 PM
Reserved
Oct 6, 2026, 6:46 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 6, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Oct 22, 2026, 2:44 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 6, 2026, 8:38 PM