CVE-2026-82217: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Theia
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.
CVE-2026-82217: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Theia
Description
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- eclipse
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-28T08:47:00.677Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a95872cacd9273b492acd1d
Added to database: 08/31/2026, 13:52:44 UTC
Last updated: 08/31/2026, 14:37:04 UTC
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