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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/116 Patch, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.4 · eclipseNVD modified 2026-10-26 11:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 1
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/116 Patch, Vendor Advisory