CVE-2026-106509 (GCVE-0-2026-106509)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-06 21:50 – Updated: 2026-10-07 18:01
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Backstage: Improper validation of MkDocs theme configuration in TechDocs
Summary
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.
Severity
7.7 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-07 18:01 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/a… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/02c… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/a90… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/t… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/t… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| backstage | backstage |
Affected:
< 1.50.5
Affected: >= 1.51.0-next.0, < 1.54.6 |
guessed | |
| @backstage | plugin-techdocs-node |
Affected:
< 1.14.6
Affected: >= 1.15.0, < 1.15.4 |
guessed |
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