HIGHVulnerability

CVE-2026-82217

In Eclipse Theia versions 1.73.0 up to but not including 1.75.0, the AI "Agent Mode" file-change tools (writeFileContent, suggestFileContent, and the replacement and state helpers) resolved a model-supplied file path without a workspace-containment check. A crafted relative path such as ../.bashrc, an absolute path, or a ~-expanded path could therefore write or delete files outside the workspace with the privileges of the Theia backend OS user. Because the path argument is influenced by model output, it can be steered through indirect prompt injection, and in Agent Mode writes are applied without a confirmation dialog. Writing to a host-executed file such as a shell startup file or ~/.ssh/authorized_keys can escalate to code execution on the backend.

Properties

severity
HIGH
score
8.8
epss_score
0.00381
cve_id
CVE-2026-82217
vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
published_at
2026-08-31T14:17:26.610
last_modified
2026-09-01T21:11:35.983
epss_percentile
0.31317

Related Entities (3)

ENRICHED_BY (1)

[Source]FIRST EPSS

DESCRIBED_BY (1)

[Source]NVD

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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