CVE-2026-29186Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals.
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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.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-74, CWE-434, CWE-791
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
linuxfoundation backstage_plugin-techdocs-node linuxfoundation:backstage_plugin-techdocs-node | before 1.14.3 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-928r-fm4v-mvrwvendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13826
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9742
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-29186
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2445480
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-29186.json
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