CVE-2026-44688

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 81% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EPSS
19.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 18, 2026

Last Modified

June 22, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 18, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

[Eclipse Theia] Indirect Prompt Injection via Adversarial Workspace File and Directory Names in AI Chat (#113) · Issues · Eclipse Projects Security / cve-assignment · GitLab

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

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-44688(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(7 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(7)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
@theia/ai-chat—1.71.0—
@theia/ai-chat-ui—1.71.0—
@theia/ai-claude-code—1.71.0—
@theia/ai-code-completion—1.71.0—
@theia/ai-core—1.71.0—
@theia/ai-editor—1.71.0—
@theia/ai-ide—1.71.0—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 33× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-06-23 02:13 UTCEG score recompute▲ 0.40
  8. 2026-06-22 21:36 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.8
  9. 2026-06-19 06:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-06-18 17:26 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-06-18 17:24 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-44688?
CVE-2026-44688 is a high vulnerability published on June 18, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-44688 disclosed?
CVE-2026-44688 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 18, 2026, with the most recent update on June 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-44688 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-44688 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 19.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-44688?
CVE-2026-44688 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-44688?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-44688, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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