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Backstage Vulnerability Disclosure

Vulnerability disclosure

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generated: '2026-09-04'
method: searched
source: https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/SECURITY.md
provider: Backstage
providerId: backstage
has_program: true
policy_url: https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/policy
policy_file: SECURITY.md (backstage/backstage)
bug_bounty:
  platform: HackerOne
  url: https://hackerone.com/spotify
  note: >-
    Backstage directs sensitive security reports to Spotify's HackerOne bug-bounty program rather
    than to GitHub issues. Backstage was created by Spotify and donated to the CNCF; the bounty
    program remains Spotify's.
reporting_channels:
  - channel: bug-bounty
    target: https://hackerone.com/spotify
    preferred: true
  - channel: discord
    target: https://discord.gg/backstage-687207715902193673
    detail: "#security channel, or DM a maintainer, for questions about a potential vulnerability."
advisories:
  mechanism: GitHub Security Advisories
  url: https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories
  cve_requested: true
  detail: >-
    The published runbook requests a CVE early, develops the fix in a private fork, and publishes
    the advisory alongside the release.
supported_versions:
  policy_url: https://backstage.io/docs/overview/versioning-policy#release-versioning-policy
dependency_scanning:
  tool: Snyk
  detail: >-
    Ignore rules are stored in in-repo .snyk policy files so adopters can inherit the project's
    vetted exceptions.
security_txt: false
security_txt_note: No /.well-known/security.txt is served on backstage.io (404 probed 2026-09-04).

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