01 Record
CVE-2026-88064
Backstage: Improper input validation in TechDocs MkDocs configuration
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
Backstage: Improper input validation in TechDocs MkDocs configuration
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 ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.18% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 67.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (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:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
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
- 2026-09-16 14:13Z1 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-16 15:46Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-09-09
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- f49b5435f21c4a89919b8e1566464daa9dc847f7eb890a206343f3cadd10d5ac
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/security/advisories/GHSA-292q-8mf5-h6g3
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/017ace52d9b327ededc6704cf17799c875ae0f29
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/02cd7cdbb18b687446277b5602adaee7f1d53cbb
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/25125ee727a3de3418a8fa6a9e458cd5b73ecf26
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/a7d995f11a5d27f0efbdbe8bb6c21b06988c79c9
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/commit/a900a9953c8f7ad3ba1906d1d257725a9996cc9d
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.50.5
- github.comhttps://github.com/backstage/backstage/releases/tag/v1.54.6