CVE-2026-106556

Backstage: Configuration bypass in TechDocs mkdocs.yml sanitization

Published Oct 7, 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 configuration bypass in techdocs mkdocs.yml sanitization. Insufficient validation of MkDocs configuration during TechDocs generation could allow an authenticated user who can register or modify documentation sources to execute arbitrary commands in the build environment. Impact is limited to resources accessible to the TechDocs backend or build container. This issue is fixed in versions 1.14.6 and 1.15.4.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

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
Description Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 1.14.6, the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package is affected by configuration bypass in techdocs mkdocs.yml sanitization. Insufficient validation of MkDocs configuration during TechDocs generation could allow an authenticated user who can register or modify documentation sources to execute arbitrary commands in the build environment. Impact is limited to resources accessible to the TechDocs backend or build container. This issue is fixed in versions 1.14.6 and 1.15.4.
Title Backstage: Configuration bypass in TechDocs mkdocs.yml sanitization
Weaknesses CWE-184
CWE-78
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, 4:16 PM
Reserved
Oct 6, 2026, 8:31 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 7, 2026, 3:17 PM
Modified
Oct 13, 2026, 2:25 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 7, 2026, 2:39 PM