Answer in brief
CVE-2026-106509 records a High severity (CVSS 7.7) vulnerability in Backstage: Improper validation of MkDocs theme configuration in TechDocs. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps backstage/backstage (generic), @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps backstage/backstage (generic), @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| backstage/backstagegeneric | <1.50.5 || >=1.51.0-next.0 <1.54.6 | 1.50.5, 1.54.6 |
| @backstage/plugin-techdocs-nodegeneric | <1.14.6 || >=1.15.0 <1.15.4 | 1.14.6, 1.15.4 |
Published upstream
Oct 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 6, 2026
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 1.14.6, the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package is affected by improper validation of mkdocs theme configuration in techdocs. 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. This issue is fixed in versions 1.14.6 and 1.15.4.
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