Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 1.14.8, 1.15.6, and 2.0.1, the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package improperly validated mapping-style markdown_extensions configuration. An authenticated attacker who can register or influence an SCM-backed documentation source may bypass TechDocs sanitization and cause Python objects to be imported and instantiated in the generator runtime, leading to arbitrary code execution. Earlier fixes in versions 1.14.6 and 1.15.4 did not fully address the supported mapping representation of markdown_extensions. Impact is greatest when documentation generation runs with backend credentials, filesystem access, or internal network access. This issue is fixed in versions 1.14.8, 1.15.6, and 2.0.1.
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13 Oct 2026, 14:25
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Linuxfoundation backstage Plugin-techdocs-node
Linuxfoundation Linuxfoundation backstage |
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| References | () https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/32723a0fe4e12ed80535fc65d5331765c55aa91b - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/944edb51c8524d3664b18f2d57ba101b1c93b709 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/f18e9abcc6051491862b15e4fc60e69f8d52310c - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.50.7 - Patch, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.9 - Patch, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.55.2 - Patch, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-qmw3-745m-w99g - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:1.51.0:next0:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:1.51.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:1.55.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:1.51.0:next3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:1.55.0:next2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:1.55.0:next0:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:1.51.0:next1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:1.55.0:next1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage_plugin-techdocs-node:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage:1.51.0:next2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
07 Oct 2026, 15:17
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Information
Published : 2026-10-07 15:17
Updated : 2026-10-13 14:25
NVD link : CVE-2026-106558
Mitre link : CVE-2026-106558
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-106558
JSON object : View
Products Affected
linuxfoundation
- backstage_plugin-techdocs-node
- backstage
CWE
CWE-502
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
