CVE-2026-106560: backstage Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-106560 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Path Traversal vulnerability in backstage. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 07-10-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-10-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 0.3.25, the @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-confluence-to-markdown package is affected by improper repository path validation in a scaffolder backend module. An authenticated user who can execute an affected template and control its repository file location may cause generated content to be written outside the task workspace, within locations writable by the Backstage backend process. This issue is fixed in version 0.3.25.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.