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CVE-2024-26150

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2024-26150 is a path traversal vulnerability affecting the @backstage/backend-common library, used in Backstage developer portals. The flaw stems from insufficient path validation in the resolveSafeChildPath utility, which could allow attackers to inject symlinks and traverse directories. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to unauthorized information disclosure. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.19.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage_backend-common:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
>= 0.20.0, < 0.20.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage_backend-common:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
0.21.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage_backend-common:0.21.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.7HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
5.8
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
52.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0080 is in the 28th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: @backstage/backend-commonFixed in: 0.21.1
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: @backstage/backend-commonFixed in: 0.19.10
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: @backstage/backend-commonFixed in: 0.20.2
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Developer HubFixed in: rhdh/rhdh-hub-rhel9

Vendor Advisories (2)

npmGHSA-2fc9-xpp8-2g9hhigh

`@backstage/backend-common` vulnerable to path traversal through symlinks

Feb 23, 2024
redhatCVE-2024-26150Moderate

backstage/backend-common: path traversal through symlinks

Feb 23, 2024

References

github.com / backstage/backstage/commit/1ad2b1b61ebb430051f7d804b0cc7ebfe7922b6f
Patch
github.com / backstage/backstage/commit/78f892b3a84d63de2ba167928f171154c447b717
Patch
github.com / backstage/backstage/commit/edf65d7d31e027599c2415f597d085ee84807871
Patch
github.com / backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-2fc9-xpp8-2g9h
Vendor Advisory