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Medium · 5.3 CVE-2026-106508 EUVD-2026-94073GHSA-cm77-ch27-6w6v

Backstage: Potential file exposure through local TechDocs publisher

Published Oct 6, 2026 · Updated Oct 9, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals. Prior to 1.15.4, the @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package is affected by potential file exposure through local techdocs publisher. When using the local TechDocs publisher (techdocs.publisher.type: 'local'), it was possible for the documentation serving endpoint to follow filesystem references outside the intended documentation tree, potentially exposing host files to authenticated users. This is mitigated by the fact that exploration requires preconditions that do not arise through normal MkDocs operation. Cloud-based publishers (S3, GCS, Azure Blob Storage) are not affected. This issue is fixed in version 1.15.4.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
backstage backstage < 1.54.6 —
@backstage plugin-techdocs-node < 1.15.4 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node < 1.15.4 1.15.4 GHSA-cm77-ch27-6w6v

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