CVE-2026-88064CWE-1336CWE-20

CVE-2026-88064

High · published September 16, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
67.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01180 · 67.5th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-1336 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine; CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
Published
2026-09-16T19:18Z
Affected products (4)
ProductVersionsFixed in
linuxfoundation/backstage_plugin-techdocs-node< 1.14.61.14.6
linuxfoundation/backstage_plugin-techdocs-node≥ 1.15.0, < 1.15.41.15.4
linuxfoundation/backstage< 1.14.61.14.6
linuxfoundation/backstage≥ 1.15.0, < 1.15.41.15.4
References (8)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 SEP 04:02Z
    EPSS moved — → 1%
    epss
  • 16 SEP 14:13Z
    Backstage: Improper input validation in TechDocs MkDocs configuration
    cvelistv5