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CVE-2026-29184

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2026-03-07
  • Fixed in3.1.4
  • WeaknessCWE-532

Am I affected?

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Description

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to version 3.1.4, a malicious scaffolder template can bypass the log redaction mechanism to exfiltrate secrets provided run through task event logs. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.4.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-03-0715:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 15:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Linuxfoundation backstage\/plugin-scaffolder-backend
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.1< 3.1.43.1.4

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2026-29184 Red Hat Product Security2 known affected

    @backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend: Backstage Scaffolder Backend: Information disclosure via malicious template bypassing log redaction

    rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat Developer Hub · ansible-automation-platform/automation-portal as a component of Self-service automation portal 2

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Linuxfoundation backstage\/plugin-scaffolder-backend to 3.1.4
  2. Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2026-29184 · 2 productsMitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
  3. No fix available, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2026-29184 · 2 productsFix deferred

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2026-03-09
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.12read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.16.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-532read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.3 %2026-10-22
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2026-03-07
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-29184?

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to version 3.1.4, a malicious scaffolder template can bypass the log redaction mechanism to exfiltrate secrets provided run through task event logs. This issue has been patched in version 3.1.4.

Is CVE-2026-29184 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-29184 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.3% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-29184?

CVE-2026-29184 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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