CVE-2026-106510: Backstage: Remote code execution via crafted markdown_extensions in TechDocs mkdocs.yml
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 30/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.47% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
- Fixed version: @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node (npm) 1.15.4.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node (npm) 1.15.4 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 1.14.6, the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package is affected by remote code execution via crafted markdown_extensions in techdocs mkdocs.yml. An authenticated user who can register catalog entities can provide a crafted mkdocs.yml causing arbitrary OS command execution on the TechDocs build host when the docs are built. This issue is fixed in versions 1.14.6 and 1.15.4.
- Published
- Oct 7, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 13, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 41th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-183
Report tools
Action score
30
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.7 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 7.7
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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- Not in KEV: no record of exploitation in the wild
- No public exploit code on record
- A fix has been released
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Noroxi analysis
What does it mean in your environment?
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Is your version affected?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linuxfoundation | backstage plugin-techdocs-node | cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage_plugin-techdocs-node |
| linuxfoundation | backstage | cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:backstage |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linuxfoundation backstagebefore 1.50.5
- linuxfoundation backstage1.51.1 and later · before 1.54.6
- linuxfoundation backstage1.51.0
- linuxfoundation backstage plugin-techdocs-nodebefore 1.14.6
- linuxfoundation backstage plugin-techdocs-node1.15.0 and later · before 1.15.4
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
@backstage plugin-techdocs-node
- < 1.14.6, >= 1.15.0, < 1.15.4affected
backstage backstage
- < 1.50.5, >= 1.51.0-next.0, < 1.54.6affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node | before 1.15.4 | 1.15.4 |
Same product
linuxfoundation: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-29186@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node: TechDocs Mkdocs Configuration Key Enables Arbitrary Code Execution39Monitor
- CVE-2026-106558Backstage: Improper validation of TechDocs MkDocs configuration35Monitor
- CVE-2026-106509Backstage: Improper validation of MkDocs theme configuration in TechDocs35Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-106505Oct 6, 2026 · Backstage: Bypass of MkDocs configuration sanitizer in TechDocs backend34Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-106507Oct 6, 2026 · Backstage: TechDocs arbitrary file read via mkdocs snippets26Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-106508Oct 6, 2026 · Backstage: Potential file exposure through local TechDocs publisher26Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| npm:@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node | 1.15.4 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Fix recorded+1 d
- TodayNov 10, 2026+34 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- low · the service can be disrupted
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- Low
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-183 · Permissive List of Allowed InputsCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input FiltersCAPEC-3likelihood: Medium · Medium
- Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation LayersCAPEC-43likelihood: Medium · High
- Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation LogicCAPEC-71likelihood: Medium · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
- SSVC exploitation— → none
- Exploit maturity— → none
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.