Description
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 documentation build process. A gap in this allowlist allows attackers to craft an mkdocs.yml that causes arbitrary Python code execution, completely bypassing TechDocs' security controls. This issue has been patched in version 1.14.3.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.7
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
9.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-434
CWE-74
Status
published
Products (2)
backstage/plugin-techdocs-node
0 - 1.14.3npm
linuxfoundation/backstage_plugin-techdocs-node
< 1.14.3
Published
Mar 07, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 07, 2026