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GHSA-m973-pr9r-hp2w [Eclipse Theia] Indirect Prompt Injection via Auto-Loaded Workspace Prompt Template Files in AI Chat
HIGH
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- 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
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46580 advisory
- https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/issues/16892 web
- https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/pull/17364 web
- https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/commit/e3fdfe6992389bc5fa611058d00c39d7408508ed web
- https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia package
- https://gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/114 web