8.2
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-73666
OpenChoreo: Unauthenticated Backstage developer-portal API exposes OpenChoreo catalog data, scaffolder logs, and allows unauthenticated catalog write/delete
Description

OpenChoreo is a developer platform for Kubernetes. Prior to 1.0.4, 1.1.4, and 1.2.1, the OpenChoreo Backstage backend hardcoded backend.auth.dangerouslyDisableDefaultAuthPolicy and auth.providers.guest.dangerouslyAllowOutsideDevelopment to true, exposing /api/* without authentication and allowing unauthenticated catalog reads, scaffolder log reads, and catalog location creation or deletion. This issue is fixed in versions 1.0.4, 1.1.4, and 1.2.1.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 13, 2026, 10:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 13, 2026, 10:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update OpenChoreo to a version that addresses hardcoded authentication bypass vulnerabilities.
  • Update OpenChoreo to version 1.0.4 or later.
  • Update OpenChoreo to version 1.1.4 or later.
  • Update OpenChoreo to version 1.2.1 or later.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 13, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'openchoreo', 'product': 'backstage-plugins', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 1.0.4'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 1.1.0, < 1.1.4'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 1.2.0-rc.1, < 1.2.1'}]}]
    Added Description OpenChoreo is a developer platform for Kubernetes. Prior to 1.0.4, 1.1.4, and 1.2.1, the OpenChoreo Backstage backend hardcoded backend.auth.dangerouslyDisableDefaultAuthPolicy and auth.providers.guest.dangerouslyAllowOutsideDevelopment to true, exposing /api/* without authentication and allowing unauthenticated catalog reads, scaffolder log reads, and catalog location creation or deletion. This issue is fixed in versions 1.0.4, 1.1.4, and 1.2.1.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-306
    Added Reference https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/commit/114a215689924b917da5fd28c56e679aaccaef07
    Added Reference https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/commit/dfa3fc8bd1ffef1346442c891e3e3dd54bc26501
    Added Reference https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/commit/f6df89c15834506902b2f706a9e8fbe1f6ef1474
    Added Reference https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/commit/fdaceeb737938e830c48a150d5bec24f5f487e52
    Added Reference https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/pull/709
    Added Reference https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/pull/712
    Added Reference https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/pull/713
    Added Reference https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/pull/716
    Added Reference https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/releases/tag/v1.0.4
    Added Reference https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/releases/tag/v1.1.4
    Added Reference https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/releases/tag/v1.2.1
    Added Reference https://github.com/openchoreo/openchoreo/security/advisories/GHSA-v7qx-mqhq-grvh
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