CVE-2026-106509

Backstage: Improper validation of MkDocs theme configuration in TechDocs

Published Oct 6, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 1.14.6, the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package is affected by improper validation of mkdocs theme configuration in techdocs. When TechDocs is configured to build documentation locally or in a container, a user with write access to a registered repository can include configuration values in mkdocs.yml that cause arbitrary code execution during the documentation build process. This issue is fixed in versions 1.14.6 and 1.15.4.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8w7q-29mw-gf5c Backstage: Improper validation of MkDocs theme configuration in TechDocs
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation backstage
Linuxfoundation backstage Plugin-techdocs-node
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:1.51.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:1.51.0:next0:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:1.51.0:next1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:1.51.0:next2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:1.51.0:next3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage_plugin-techdocs-node:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linuxfoundation
Linuxfoundation backstage
Linuxfoundation backstage Plugin-techdocs-node
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Backstage
Backstage backstage
Backstage plugin-techdocs-node
Vendors & Products Backstage
Backstage backstage
Backstage plugin-techdocs-node
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 1.14.6, the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package is affected by improper validation of mkdocs theme configuration in techdocs. When TechDocs is configured to build documentation locally or in a container, a user with write access to a registered repository can include configuration values in mkdocs.yml that cause arbitrary code execution during the documentation build process. This issue is fixed in versions 1.14.6 and 1.15.4.
Title Backstage: Improper validation of MkDocs theme configuration in TechDocs
Weaknesses CWE-1336
CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 7, 2026, 6:01 PM
Reserved
Oct 6, 2026, 6:46 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 6, 2026, 10:17 PM
Modified
Oct 9, 2026, 5:34 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 6, 2026, 9:50 PM