CVE-2026-44374
Backstage: Catalog unprocessed read endpoints allow authenticated cross-owner data access without permission checks
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.6.11, the unprocessed entities read endpoints in @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed do not enforce permission authorization checks. Any authenticated user can access unprocessed entity records regardless of ownership. This is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting Backstage installations using this module. This is patched in @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed version 0.6.11, @backstage/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities-common version 0.0.15 and @backstage/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities version 0.2.30.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.3
Backstage: Catalog unprocessed read endpoints allow authenticated cross-owner data access without permission checks
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.6.11, the unprocessed entities read endpoints in @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed do not enforce permission authorization checks. Any authenticated user can access unprocessed entity records regardless of ownership. This is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting Backstage installations using this module. This is patched in @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed version 0.6.11, @backstage/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities-common version 0.0.15 and @backstage/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities version 0.2.30.
- Record
CVE-2026-44374- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-30295
4.3
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.6.11, the unprocessed entities read endpoints in @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed do not enforce permission authorization checks. Any authenticated user can access unprocessed entity records regardless of ownership. This is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting Backstage installations using this module. This is patched in @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed version 0.6.11, @backstage/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities-common version 0.0.15 and @backstage/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities version 0.2.30.
- Record
EUVD-2026-30295- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p7g9-rp3g-mgfg
4.3
Backstage: Catalog unprocessed read endpoints allow authenticated cross-owner data access without permission checks
Impact
The unprocessed entities read endpoints in @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed do not enforce permission authorization checks. Any authenticated user can access unprocessed entity records regardless of ownership. This is
an information disclosure vulnerability affecting Backstage installations using this module.
Patches
This is patched in @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed version 0.6.11, @backstage/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities-common version 0.0.15 and @backstage/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities version 0.2.30. Users should upgrade all packages.
Workarounds
If users cannot upgrade, they can remove the @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed module from their backend until the patch is applied. There is no configuration-based workaround to add permission checks to these endpoints
without upgrading.
- Record
GHSA-p7g9-rp3g-mgfg- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.3
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.6.11, the unprocessed entities read endpoints in @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed do not enforce permission authorization checks. Any authenticated user can access unprocessed entity records regardless of ownership. This is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting Backstage installations using this module. This is patched in @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed version 0.6.11, @backstage/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities-common version 0.0.15 and @backstage/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities version 0.2.30.
- Record
CVE-2026-44374- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-p7g9-rp3g-mgfg
4.3
Backstage: Catalog unprocessed read endpoints allow authenticated cross-owner data access without permission checks
Impact
The unprocessed entities read endpoints in @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed do not enforce permission authorization checks. Any authenticated user can access unprocessed entity records regardless of ownership. This is
an information disclosure vulnerability affecting Backstage installations using this module.
Patches
This is patched in @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed version 0.6.11, @backstage/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities-common version 0.0.15 and @backstage/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities version 0.2.30. Users should upgrade all packages.
Workarounds
If users cannot upgrade, they can remove the @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed module from their backend until the patch is applied. There is no configuration-based workaround to add permission checks to these endpoints
without upgrading.
- Record
GHSA-p7g9-rp3g-mgfg- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- @backstage plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed
- @backstage plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities
- @backstage plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities-common
- linuxfoundation backstage\/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed
- linuxfoundation backstage\/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities
- linuxfoundation backstage\/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities-common
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
@backstage/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities-commonnpm |
before 0.0.15 | 0.0.15 |
@backstage/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entitiesnpm |
before 0.2.30 | 0.2.30 |
@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessednpm |
before 0.6.11 | 0.6.11 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-44374 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in @backstage Plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed, published May 6, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. Fixed in @backstage/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities-common 0.0.15.