GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-m973-pr9r-hp2w [Eclipse Theia] Indirect Prompt Injection via Auto-Loaded Workspace Prompt Template Files in AI Chat

HIGH Published 2026-06-18 Modified 2026-06-19 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-46580
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
@theia/ai-chat-ui, @theia/ai-chat, @theia/ai-claude-code, @theia/ai-code-completion, @theia/ai-core, @theia/ai-editor
Severity
High
CVSS 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
Weaknesses
CWE-829
Reviewed
2026-06-19

Affected packages

• npm @theia/ai-chat-ui: < 1.71.0 → fixed in 1.71.0 • npm @theia/ai-chat: < 1.71.0 → fixed in 1.71.0 • npm @theia/ai-claude-code: < 1.71.0 → fixed in 1.71.0 • npm @theia/ai-code-completion: < 1.71.0 → fixed in 1.71.0 • npm @theia/ai-core: < 1.71.0 → fixed in 1.71.0 • npm @theia/ai-editor: < 1.71.0 → fixed in 1.71.0

Description

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.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-46580 In Eclipse Theia versions prior to 1.71.0, files matching the pattern .prompts/*.prompttemplate in a workspace were automatically loaded… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-829 Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere weakness

References