CVE-2026-3118
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An attacker can crash the Red Hat Developer Hub application by sending specially crafted input through API requests, causing a Denial of Service that temporarily locks out all legitimate users. This vulnerability requires the attacker to be an authenticated user, meaning they already have access to the system.
Technical Description
A security flaw was identified in the Orchestrator Plugin of Red Hat Developer Hub (Backstage). The issue occurs due to insufficient input validation in GraphQL query handling. An authenticated user can inject specially crafted input into API requests, which disrupts backend query processing. This results in the entire Backstage application crashing and restarting, leading to a platform-wide Denial of Service (DoS). As a result, legitimate users temporarily lose access to the platform.
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploit Resources
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Published
Feb 25, 2026
about 1 month ago
Last Modified
Feb 27, 2026
about 1 month ago
Vendor
redhat
Product
developer hub
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