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high 8.8

CVE-2026-46580 json

[Eclipse Theia] Indirect Prompt Injection via Auto-Loaded Workspace Prompt Template Files in AI Chat

published 4mo ago modified 14d ago also EUVD-2026-37899 , GHSA-m973-pr9r-hp2w

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Eclipse Theia versions prior to 1.71.0, files matching the pattern .prompts/*.prompttemplate in a workspace were automatically loaded and could override or extend the AI agent's system prompts. An attacker could craft a malicious repository containing prompt template files that, when the workspace was opened in Theia, replaced the AI's system instructions with attacker-controlled content (indirect prompt injection). Combined with other AI chat features available in untrusted workspaces, this enabled attack chains leading to data exfiltration via Markdown image rendering or arbitrary command execution via task definitions.

Patch / fix

  • npm @theia/ai-chat-ui 1.71.0
  • npm @theia/ai-chat 1.71.0
  • npm @theia/ai-claude-code 1.71.0
  • npm @theia/ai-code-completion 1.71.0
  • npm @theia/ai-core 1.71.0
  • npm @theia/ai-editor 1.71.0
  • Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Theia 1.71.0

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
4mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 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
CNA 4.0 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm @theia/ai-chat-ui
<1.71.0
1.71.0
npm @theia/ai-chat
<1.71.0
1.71.0
npm @theia/ai-claude-code
<1.71.0
1.71.0
npm @theia/ai-code-completion
<1.71.0
1.71.0
npm @theia/ai-core
<1.71.0
1.71.0
npm @theia/ai-editor
<1.71.0
1.71.0

Affected products

  • Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Theia

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-829 Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
  • CWE-1427 Improper Neutralization of Input Used for LLM Prompting

References

Sources

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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.