01 Record
CVE-2026-106455
Backstage: Improper validation of MkDocs plugin configuration in TechDocs
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score7.7 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
02 Description
Backstage: Improper validation of MkDocs plugin configuration in TechDocs
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 26.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-13.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-10-06 20:06Z22 DAYS AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-09 01:46Z20 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-10-06
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 1aa8172280d8c19a3cb2c1d452357e7a51a78fe536b00114ad572395b163ab65
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-q38j-6vcm-2f5m
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/28aa82ae2815988721dd7bbf43cd69c431dcd71b
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/9f76ea445088961f68c364764cc4b7734f368fc0
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.50.6
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.8
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.55.0