Vulnerability · Published May 17, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-8770continuedev continue JSON-RPC Server lsTool.ts lsTool path traversal
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity path traversal in continue from continuedev. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| continuedev | continue | 1.2.01.2.11.2.21.2.31.2.41.2.51.2.61.2.7 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · 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
References
- VDB-364395 | continuedev continue JSON-RPC Server lsTool.ts lsTool path traversal vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-364395 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #811428 | continuedev continue v1.2.22-vscode Path Traversal (CWE-22) third-party-advisory
- https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/da04e032993a4b2324df915f9ecf9831 exploit