CVE-2026-106460

What it is

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. From 0.3.0 until 0.6.15 and 0.7.5, the @backstage/plugin-auth-node package did not consistently honor explicit negative email verification during shared OAuth profile normalization. The affected paths include a selected profile email marked verified: false, a matching raw provider email marked email_verified: false, and an email obtained only from an ID token marked email_verified: false. Exploitation requires an admitted identity-provider user who can supply or change an unverified email and a deployment that uses the selected profile email to resolve catalog identities. The verification metadata must apply to the selected email; an absent email_verified claim alone is not affected. In an affected configuration, the user may assume another catalog identity and obtain its associated access and permissions. This issue is fixed in versions 0.6.15 and 0.7.5.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering.

Exploit odds

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2026-10-06 16:49 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2. 2026-10-06 21:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
3. 2026-10-27 20:41 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 6.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2026-10-06 21:17 UTC

Last modified

2026-10-27 20:41 UTC

Exploit probability

0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-287 · Improper authentication

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• Linuxfoundation backstage\/plugin-auth-node < 0.6.15
• Linuxfoundation backstage\/plugin-auth-node < 0.7.5
• Linuxfoundation Backstage < 0.5.15

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.8

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

High

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

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