CVE-2026-60009
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-60009 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | eclipse |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-05 11:16:25 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-07 15:54:02 UTC |
| Description | In Eclipse Theia versions up to and including 1.73.1, the `@theia/filesystem` backend binds `POST /file-upload` in every filesystem-enabled deployment. The handler takes an attacker-supplied absolute path from the multipart `uri` field and calls `fs.move(tmp, target, { overwrite: true })` with no workspace confinement and no authentication. In browser (non-Electron) deployments the connection token is enforced only on WebSocket upgrades; the HTTP middleware in `@theia/core` re-issues the cookie and calls `next()` without rejecting tokenless HTTP requests. Because `multipart/form-data` is a CORS-safelisted request type, a cross-origin web page can trigger the write with no preflight and no credentials, resulting in an unauthenticated arbitrary file write outside the workspace to any absolute path the backend process can write. This can escalate to remote code execution, for example by overwriting a startup-executed file such as `~/.bashrc`. Electron mode uses a separate `ElectronSecurityToken` and is not affected via this path. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.003230000 probability, percentile 0.247620000 (date 2026-08-10)
Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-73 | CWE-306 | CWE-352 | CWE-352 CWE-352 | CWE-306 CWE-306 | CWE-22 CWE-22 | CWE-73 CWE-73
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Eclipse Foundation | Eclipse Theia | affected 1.74.0 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/work_items/595 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | gitlab.eclipse.org | Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory |
| gitlab.eclipse.org/security/cve-assignment/-/work_items/177 | [email protected] | gitlab.eclipse.org | Vendor Advisory |
| gitlab.eclipse.org/security/vulnerability-reports/-/issues/595 | [email protected] | gitlab.eclipse.org | Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory |
| github.com/eclipse-theia/theia/security/advisories/GHSA-62f6-wcvg-54h3 | [email protected] | github.com | Broken Link |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Shubham Raj (https://gitlab.eclipse.org/causalsecurity) (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.