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/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/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

Summary: CVE-2026-29186 affects Backstage prior to version 1.14.3, due to a gap in the allowlist used by the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node when processing MkDocs configuration keys. This gap enables an attacker to craft an mkdocs.yml that leads to arbitrary Python code execution, bypassing Tech...

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...

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...

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...

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...

PT-2026-23441

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Backstage versions prior to 1.14.3 Description Backstage, an open framework for building developer portals, contains a configuration bypass that can lead to arbitrary code execution. The @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package uses an allowlis...

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...

GHSA-6JR7-99PF-8VGF @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node vulnerable to arbitrary code execution via MkDocs hooks

Impact When TechDocs is configured with runIn: local, a malicious actor who can submit or modify a repository's mkdocs.yml file can execute arbitrary Python code on the TechDocs build server via MkDocs hooks configuration. Patches Upgrade to @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node version 1.13.11, 1.14.1...

@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node vulnerable to arbitrary code execution via MkDocs hooks

Impact When TechDocs is configured with runIn: local, a malicious actor who can submit or modify a repository's mkdocs.yml file can execute arbitrary Python code on the TechDocs build server via MkDocs hooks configuration. Patches Upgrade to @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node version 1.13.11, 1.14.1...

@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs (>=0.0.0-nightly-20230323021924 <=0.4.9-next.1), @backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend (>=0.0.0-nightly-20220305022735 <=2.1.4-next.2) +2 more potentially affected by CVE-2026-25153 via @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node (>=0.0.0-nightly-20220315022536 <=1.13.11-next.0)

@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node NPM version =0.0.0-nightly-20220315022536, =0.0.0-nightly-20230323021924, =0.0.0-nightly-20220305022735, =0.0.0-nightly-20220305022735, =0.0.0-nightly-20220305022735, =1.10.4-next.2 Source cves: CVE-2026-25153 Source advisory: OSV:GHSA-6JR7-99PF-8VGF...

@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node vulnerable to possible Path Traversal in TechDocs Local Generator

Impact A path traversal vulnerability in the TechDocs local generator allows attackers to read arbitrary files from the host filesystem when Backstage is configured with techdocs.generator.runIn: local. When processing documentation from untrusted sources, symlinks within the docs directory are...

@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs (>=0.0.0-nightly-20230323021924 <=0.4.9-next.1), @backstage/plugin-techdocs-backend (>=0.0.0-nightly-20220305022735 <=2.1.4-next.2) +2 more potentially affected by CVE-2026-25152 via @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node (>=0.0.0-nightly-20220315022536 <=1.13.11-next.0)

@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node NPM version =0.0.0-nightly-20220315022536, =0.0.0-nightly-20230323021924, =0.0.0-nightly-20220305022735, =0.0.0-nightly-20220305022735, =0.0.0-nightly-20220305022735, =1.10.4-next.2 Source cves: CVE-2026-25152 Source advisory: OSV:GHSA-W669-JJ7H-88M9...

GHSA-W669-JJ7H-88M9 @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node vulnerable to possible Path Traversal in TechDocs Local Generator

Impact A path traversal vulnerability in the TechDocs local generator allows attackers to read arbitrary files from the host filesystem when Backstage is configured with techdocs.generator.runIn: local. When processing documentation from untrusted sources, symlinks within the docs directory are...

CVE-2026-25152

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, a path traversal vulnerability in the TechDocs local generator allow...

CVE-2026-25153

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...

CVE-2026-25152 @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node vulnerable to possible Path Traversal in TechDocs Local Generator

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, a path traversal vulnerability in the TechDocs local generator allow...

CVE-2026-25152 @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node vulnerable to possible Path Traversal in TechDocs Local Generator

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, a path traversal vulnerability in the TechDocs local generator allow...