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Backstage: Catalog unprocessed read endpoints allow authenticated cross-owner data access without permission checks

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Apr 29, 2026 in backstage/backstage • Updated May 6, 2026

Package

npm @backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-unprocessed (npm)

Affected versions

< 0.6.11

Patched versions

0.6.11
npm @backstage/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities (npm)
< 0.2.30
0.2.30
npm @backstage/plugin-catalog-unprocessed-entities-common (npm)
< 0.0.15
0.0.15

Description

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.

References

@benjdlambert benjdlambert published to backstage/backstage Apr 29, 2026
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 6, 2026
Reviewed May 6, 2026
Last updated May 6, 2026

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

Weaknesses

Incorrect Authorization

The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2026-44374

GHSA ID

GHSA-p7g9-rp3g-mgfg

Source code

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