CVE-2023-35926 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Backstage scaffolder-backend plugin, specifically versions prior to 1.15.0. A malicious actor with write access to a registered scaffolder template can inject code into the template's YAML definition, leading to arbitrary code execution on the backend instance. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.9 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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