CVE-2026-8770

continuedev continue JSON-RPC Server lsTool.ts lsTool path traversal

Published May 17, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability was identified in continuedev continue up to 1.2.22. This affects the function lsTool of the file core/tools/implementations/lsTool.ts of the component JSON-RPC Server. Such manipulation of the argument dirPath leads to path traversal. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:continue:continue:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:continue:continue:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Continue
Continue continue
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:continue:continue:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Continue
Continue continue
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability was identified in continuedev continue up to 1.2.22. This affects the function lsTool of the file core/tools/implementations/lsTool.ts of the component JSON-RPC Server. Such manipulation of the argument dirPath leads to path traversal. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Title continuedev continue JSON-RPC Server lsTool.ts lsTool path traversal
First Time appeared Continuedev
Continuedev continue
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:continuedev:continue:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Continuedev
Continuedev continue
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 1.7, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulDB
Published
Updated
May 18, 2026, 7:53 PM
Reserved
May 17, 2026, 9:30 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 18, 2026, 12:16 AM
Modified
Oct 14, 2026, 8:10 PM