CVE-2026-106510: Backstage: Remote code execution via crafted markdown_extensions in TechDocs mkdocs.yml
An authenticated user who can register catalog entities can provide a crafted mkdocs.yml causing arbitrary OS command execution on the TechDocs build host when the docs are built.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-4488-j8vj-vqqv
- github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/02cd7cdbb18b687446277b5602adaee7f1d53cbb
- github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/a900a9953c8f7ad3ba1906d1d257725a9996cc9d
- github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.50.5
- github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.6
- github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-4488-j8vj-vqqv
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106510
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