Answer in brief
CVE-2026-106562 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in Backstage: Incorrect authorization in search engine permission filtering. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps backstage/backstage (generic), @backstage/plugin-search-backend (generic), @backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-elasticsearch (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
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CVSS is 4.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps backstage/backstage (generic), @backstage/plugin-search-backend (generic), @backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-elasticsearch (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| backstage/backstagegeneric | <1.54.1 | 1.54.1 |
| @backstage/plugin-search-backendgeneric | <2.1.6 | 2.1.6 |
| @backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-elasticsearchgeneric | <1.8.7 | 1.8.7 |
Published upstream
Oct 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 7, 2026
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 2.1.6 in @backstage/plugin-search-backend and 1.8.7 in @backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-elasticsearch, search engine permission filtering could return documents denied by policy. An authenticated Backstage user subject to a DENY policy for search document types could receive unauthorized results in deployments with permission.enabled set to true and an Elasticsearch or OpenSearch backend. This issue is fixed in @backstage/plugin-search-backend 2.1.6 and @backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-elasticsearch 1.8.7.
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