GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-8w7q-29mw-gf5c Backstage: Improper validation of MkDocs theme configuration in TechDocs
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-106509
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-1336, CWE-94
- Reviewed
- 2026-10-07
Affected packages
• npm @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node: < 1.15.4 → fixed in 1.15.4
Description
Impact
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.
Patches
Patched in `@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node` version `1.15.4`
Workarounds
• Configure TechDocs with `techdocs.generator.runIn: 'docker'` instead of `'local'` to provide container isolation, though this does not fully mitigate the risk.
• Restrict write access to repositories registered in the Backstage catalog to trusted users.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-106509 Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. vulnerability
References
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-8w7q-29mw-gf5c web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106509 advisory
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/02cd7cdbb18b687446277b5602adaee7f1d53cbb web
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/a900a9953c8f7ad3ba1906d1d257725a9996cc9d web
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage package
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.50.5 web
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.6 web