---
id: CVE-2026-73666
title: OpenChoreo is a developer platform for Kubernetes
summary: >-
  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 …
severity: high
cvss: 8.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-306
published: '2026-08-13'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T20:56:50.520'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73666'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/commit/114a215689924b917da5fd28c56e679aaccaef07
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/commit/dfa3fc8bd1ffef1346442c891e3e3dd54bc26501
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/commit/f6df89c15834506902b2f706a9e8fbe1f6ef1474
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/commit/fdaceeb737938e830c48a150d5bec24f5f487e52
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/pull/709'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/pull/712'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/pull/713'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/pull/716'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/releases/tag/v1.0.4'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/releases/tag/v1.1.4'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/openchoreo/backstage-plugins/releases/tag/v1.2.1'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openchoreo/openchoreo/security/advisories/GHSA-v7qx-mqhq-grvh
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00481
epssPercentile: 0.40635
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T21:11:12.277Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.