High severity · published Oct 6, 2026
CVE-2026-106455
Backstage: Improper validation of MkDocs plugin configuration in TechDocs
7.7
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. From 0.11.12 until 1.14.7 and 1.15.5, the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package is affected by improper validation of mkdocs plugin configuration in techdocs. An authenticated attacker with control over a TechDocs source repository could cause a documentation build to retrieve and publish data from network locations reachable by the build environment. Exposure depends on deployment topology, build mode, and target endpoint protections. Modern cloud metadata services that require tokens or special headers are not directly accessible through the affected behavior. This issue is fixed in @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node versions 1.14.7 and 1.15.5.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
backstage · backstage
>= 0.71.1, < 1.50.6; >= 1.51.0-next.0, < 1.54.8 · source: vendor, NVD
PL
plugin-techdocs-node · @backstage
>= 0.11.12, < 1.14.7; >= 1.15.0, < 1.15.5 · source: vendor
BP
Backstage Plugin-techdocs-node · Linuxfoundation
0.11.12 before 1.14.7; 1.15.0 before 1.15.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106455
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-106455
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-q38j-6vcm-2f5m
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/28aa82ae2815988721dd7bbf43cd69c431dcd71b
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/9f76ea445088961f68c364764cc4b7734f368fc0
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.50.6
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.8
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.55.0
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