High severity · published Oct 7, 2026
CVE-2026-106557
Backstage: Improper input validation in TechDocs Markdown extension configuration
7.7
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 1.14.6 and 1.15.4, the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package did not sufficiently validate TechDocs Markdown extension configuration. An authenticated user who can register or modify documentation sources may cause a TechDocs build to access resources outside the intended documentation boundary, potentially exposing backend-host data or internal network resources. This issue is fixed in versions 1.14.6 and 1.15.4 when pymdown-extensions 10.21.3 or later is also used, normally through mkdocs-techdocs-core 1.7.0 or later.
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 22% 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
PL
plugin-techdocs-node · @backstage
< 1.14.6; >= 1.15.0, < 1.15.4 · source: vendor
Affected product
PL
plugin-techdocs-node
@backstage
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