CVE-2026-25153HIGH 7.7EPSS p42.5%
CVE-2026-25153CVE-2026-25153
linuxfoundation / backstage
Description
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals, and @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node provides common node.js functionalities for TechDocs. In versions of @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node prior to 1.13.11 and 1.14.1, when TechDocs is configured with `runIn: local`, a malicious actor who can submit or modify a repository's `mkdocs.yml` file can execute arbitrary Python code on the TechDocs build server via MkDocs hooks configuration. @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node versions 1.13.11 and 1.14.1 contain a fix. The fix introduces an allowlist of supported MkDocs configuration keys. Unsupported configuration keys (including `hooks`) are now removed from `mkdocs.yml` before running the generator, with a warning logged to indicate which keys were removed. Users of `@techdocs/cli` should also upgrade to the latest version, which includes the fixed `@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node` dependency. Some workarounds are available. Configure TechDocs with `runIn: docker` instead of `runIn:
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.7 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L |
| EPSS | 0.54% probability of exploitation · percentile 42.5% · 2026-08-03T12:00:16Z |
| Published | 2026-01-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-07-15 |
Underlying weaknesses· 1
References
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')cwe-94 | 0% | live |
Related by meaning· 6
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