CVE-2026-44691 (GCVE-0-2026-44691)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-18 14:35 – Updated: 2026-06-19 03:55
VLAI
Summary
In Eclipse Theia versions prior to 1.69.0, custom task definitions in workspace files (e.g. .theia/tasks.json, .vscode/tasks.json) could be executed without requiring workspace trust. An attacker could craft a malicious repository that, when cloned and opened in Theia, leads to execution of arbitrary commands with the user's privileges. In combination with AI chat features and a workspace .theia/settings.json that disabled tool confirmation, this could be triggered automatically by sending a message in the AI chat.
Severity
8.4 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-829 - Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Theia Affected: 0 , < 1.69.0 (semver)
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Credits
Piotr Ryciak (https://gitlab.eclipse.org/void01)
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