# CVE-2026-106558: Backstage: Improper validation of TechDocs MkDocs configuration

- Also known as: GHSA-QMW3-745M-W99G
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.50.7, 1.54.9, 1.55.2, 1.14.8, 1.15.6, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-10-07 · Updated: 2026-10-10

## Affected

- backstage: fixed in 1.50.7; from 1.51.0-next.0, fixed in 1.54.9; from 1.55.0-next.0, fixed in 1.55.2
- @backstage plugin-techdocs-node: fixed in 1.14.8; from 1.15.0, fixed in 1.15.6; from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.0.1
- @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node (npm): fixed in 1.15.4

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on backstage, @backstage plugin-techdocs-node, @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node, upgrade to a fixed version (1.50.7, 1.54.9, 1.55.2, 1.14.8, 1.15.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-qmw3-745m-w99g
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/32723a0fe4e12ed80535fc65d5331765c55aa91b
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/944edb51c8524d3664b18f2d57ba101b1c93b709
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/f18e9abcc6051491862b15e4fc60e69f8d52310c
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.50.7
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.9
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.55.2

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