CVE-2026-106558 PUBLISHED

Backstage: Improper validation of TechDocs MkDocs configuration

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 06.10.2026 Published: 07.10.2026 Updated: 07.10.2026

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 1.14.8, 1.15.6, and 2.0.1, the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package improperly validated mapping-style markdown_extensions configuration. An authenticated attacker who can register or influence an SCM-backed documentation source may bypass TechDocs sanitization and cause Python objects to be imported and instantiated in the generator runtime, leading to arbitrary code execution. Earlier fixes in versions 1.14.6 and 1.15.4 did not fully address the supported mapping representation of markdown_extensions. Impact is greatest when documentation generation runs with backend credentials, filesystem access, or internal network access. This issue is fixed in versions 1.14.8, 1.15.6, and 2.0.1.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.8

Product Status

Vendor backstage
Product backstage
Versions
  • Version < 1.50.7 is affected
  • Version >= 1.51.0-next.0, < 1.54.9 is affected
  • Version >= 1.55.0-next.0, < 1.55.2 is affected
Vendor @backstage
Product plugin-techdocs-node
Versions
  • Version < 1.14.8 is affected
  • Version >= 1.15.0, < 1.15.6 is affected
  • Version >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data CWE