Interpretation Conflict Affecting @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node package, versions <1.14.6>=1.15.0 <1.15.4
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- published11 Oct 2026
- disclosed7 Oct 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 7 Oct 2026
NewCVE-2026-106505 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade @backstage/plugin-techdocs-node to version 1.14.6, 1.15.4 or higher.
Overview
@backstage/plugin-techdocs-node is a Common node.js functionalities for TechDocs, to be shared between techdocs-backend plugin and techdocs-cli
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Interpretation Conflict via the extra_templates key in MkDocs configuration handling in helpers.ts, where an attacker with the ability to supply a MkDocs configuration file can inject arbitrary Jinja2 templates that are rendered server-side, leading to high confidentiality impact and partial integrity and availability impact on the host system. The extra_templates key was included in the ALLOWED_MKDOCS_KEYS allowlist, permitting user-controlled template paths to be passed through to MkDocs without restriction.