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Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-34436 · published 2 September 2021

CVE-2021-34436: Eclipse theia path traversal vulnerability

Eclipse · Theia

In Eclipse Theia 0.1.1 to 0.2.0, it is possible to exploit the default build to obtain remote code execution (and XXE) via the theia-xml-extension. This extension uses lsp4xml (recently renamed to LemMinX) in order to provide language support for XML. This is installed by default.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 2.2% · top 18.0% CWE-22 · Path traversalCWE-611 · XML external entity (XXE)
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
2.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In Eclipse Theia 0.1.1 to 0.2.0, it is possible to exploit the default build to obtain remote code execution (and XXE) via the theia-xml-extension. This extension uses lsp4xml (recently renamed to LemMinX) in order to provide language support for XML. This is installed by default.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=563174 Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=563174 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-34436), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.