CVE-2026-60009
Published:August 05, 2026
Updated:August 06, 2026
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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/eclipse-theia/theia.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.0 <v1.74.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.74.0@theia/filesystem (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.0 <1.74.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.74.0@theia/core (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.0 <1.74.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.74.0Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH