Backstage: Improper input validation in cloud storage URL readers

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  "id": "84a6516e899dbee4188f921be6f2de8de50e4fa5064d8bd5447bf05e64a0cc01",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-7649-wm97-w3j3",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Backstage: Improper input validation in cloud storage URL readers",
    "summary": "### Impact An attacker with write access to a cloud storage bucket used by Backstage could craft object names that could collide with protected files in the output directory. In certain deployment configurations, this could lead to content injection. ### Patches Patched in `@backstage/backend-defaults` version `0.17.8`",
    "evidence": "osv:GHSA-7649-wm97-w3j3",
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    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "GHSA-7649-wm97-w3j3",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2026-106494",
        "GHSA-7649-wm97-w3j3"
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
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          "package": {
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            "purl": "pkg:npm/%40backstage/backend-defaults",
            "ecosystem": "npm"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-7649-wm97-w3j3/GHSA-7649-wm97-w3j3.json"
          }
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      "modified": "2026-10-07T18:15:12.777641885Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-7649-wm97-w3j3",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106494",
        "https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/14e925ce5b905dd8daa64c3009722febda76034c",
        "https://github.com/backstage/backstage",
        "https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.6"
      ],
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        "cwe_ids": [
          "CWE-22",
          "CWE-73"
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        "severity": "MODERATE",
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        "nvd_published_at": "2026-10-06T21:17:18Z",
        "github_reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T17:59:38Z"
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    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-106494",
        "evidence": "/aliases"
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 97166,
  "published_at": "2026-10-07T17:59:38+00:00"
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