CVE-2026-88064

Backstage: Improper input validation in TechDocs MkDocs configuration

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 16, 2026 at 02:13 PM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 06:02 PM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsBackstageBackstage Plugin Techdocs NodeBackstage

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 1.14.6 and from 1.15.0 until 1.15.4, the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package insufficiently validates mkdocs.yml supplied by an authenticated user who can register or modify a TechDocs source. Unsafe Python YAML tags, markdown_extensions names and configuration, theme options, and extra_templates values can reach the documentation generator and cause unintended code execution. The resulting impact is limited to the files, credentials, network access, and other resources available to the TechDocs backend or build container. This issue is fixed in versions 1.14.6 and 1.15.4.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.14.61.15.0 ≤ v < 1.15.4
v < 1.14.61.15.0 ≤ v < 1.15.4
v < 1.14.6
Affected range stops below 1.14.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.15.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-20CWE-1336

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