Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-44691
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 13.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.8
Products affected by CVE-2026-44691
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:-
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.10.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.11.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.12.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.13.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.14.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.15.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.16.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.16.1
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.2.3
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.2.4
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.1
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.10
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.11
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.12
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.13
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.14
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.15
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.16
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.17
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.18
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.19
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.2
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.3
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.4
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.6
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.7
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.8
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.3.9
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.6.1
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.7.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.7.1
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.7.2
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.8.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:0.9.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.10.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.11.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.12.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.12.1
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.14.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.15.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.16.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.17.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.17.1
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.17.2
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.18.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.19.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.7.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.8.0
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.8.1
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cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:theia:1.9.0