eclipse-theia/theia · Security

[Eclipse Theia] Arbitrary Command Execution via Untrusted Workspace Task Definitions

GHSA ID
GHSA-g9jw-92q7-g7fj
CVE ID
CVE-2026-44691
Severity
high
Published
Updated
CVSS v4
8.4 · 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

Description

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.

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