# CVE-2026-106494: Backstage: Improper input validation in cloud storage URL readers

- Also known as: GHSA-7649-WM97-W3J3
- Severity: CVSS 4.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.54.6, 0.17.8
- Published: 2026-10-06 · Updated: 2026-10-07

## Affected

- backstage: fixed in 1.54.6
- @backstage backend-defaults: fixed in 0.17.8
- @backstage/backend-defaults (npm): fixed in 0.17.8

## Description

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.17.8, the @backstage/backend-defaults package is affected by improper input validation in cloud storage url readers. An attacker with write access to a cloud storage bucket used by Backstage could craft object names that could collide with protected files in the output directory. In certain deployment configurations, this could lead to content injection. This issue is fixed in version 0.17.8.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on backstage, @backstage backend-defaults, @backstage/backend-defaults, upgrade to a fixed version (1.54.6, 0.17.8) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-7649-wm97-w3j3
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/14e925ce5b905dd8daa64c3009722febda76034c
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.6

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