High severity · published Oct 7, 2026
CVE-2026-106556
Backstage: Configuration bypass in TechDocs mkdocs.yml sanitization
7.7
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BA
backstage · backstage
< 1.50.5; >= 1.51.0-next.0, < 1.54.6 · source: vendor, NVD
PL
plugin-techdocs-node · @backstage
< 1.14.6; >= 1.15.0, < 1.15.4 · source: vendor
BP
Backstage Plugin-techdocs-node · Linuxfoundation
before 1.14.6; 1.15.0 before 1.15.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106556
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-106556
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-g2hj-v2j6-vfvg
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/25125ee727a3de3418a8fa6a9e458cd5b73ecf26
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/b6d1aea0bef99b8dfec3c8746032474867ba677a
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.50.5
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.6
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