CVE-2026-29186

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to version 1.14.3, this is a configuration bypass vulnerability that enables arbitrary code execution. The @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package uses an allowlist to filter dangerous MkDocs configuration keys during the...

CVE-2026-29186 @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node: TechDocs Mkdocs Configuration Key Enables Arbitrary Code Execution

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to version 1.14.3, this is a configuration bypass vulnerability that enables arbitrary code execution. The @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package uses an allowlist to filter dangerous MkDocs configuration keys during the...

CVE-2026-29186

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to version 1.14.3, this is a configuration bypass vulnerability that enables arbitrary code execution. The @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package uses an allowlist to filter dangerous MkDocs configuration keys during the...

Permissive List of Allowed Inputs

Overview @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node is a Common node.js functionalities for TechDocs, to be shared between techdocs-backend plugin and techdocs-cli Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Permissive List of Allowed Inputs via the processing of the mkdocs.yml configuration file...

TechDocs Mkdocs Configuration Key Enables Arbitrary Code Execution

Impact This is a configuration bypass vulnerability that enables arbitrary code execution. The @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package uses an allowlist to filter dangerous MkDocs configuration keys during the documentation build process. A gap in this allowlist allows attackers to craft an...

GHSA-928R-FM4V-MVRW TechDocs Mkdocs Configuration Key Enables Arbitrary Code Execution

Impact This is a configuration bypass vulnerability that enables arbitrary code execution. The @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package uses an allowlist to filter dangerous MkDocs configuration keys during the documentation build process. A gap in this allowlist allows attackers to craft an...

Remote Code Execution (RCE)

@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution RCE. The vulnerability is due to improper sanitization of user-controlled mkdocs.yml configuration specifically MkDocs hooks when TechDocs is configured with runIn: local, which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary Python...

EUVD-2026-5004

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals, and @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node provides common node.js functionalities for TechDocs. In versions of @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node prior to 1.13.11 and 1.14.1, when TechDocs is configured with runIn: local, a malicious actor who...

PT-2026-5463

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Backstage versions prior to 1.13.11 and versions prior to 1.14.1 Description Backstage’s @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node component, used for TechDocs, is susceptible to remote code execution. When TechDocs is configured to run locally runIn:...