CVE-2026-8770

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.
References
Link Resource
https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/da04e032993a4b2324df915f9ecf9831 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/811428 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/364395 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/364395/cti Permissions Required VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/submit/811428 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:continue:continue:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*

History

19 May 2026, 17:30

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:continue:continue:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:continue:continue:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*

19 May 2026, 14:32

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:continue:continue:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/da04e032993a4b2324df915f9ecf9831 - () https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/da04e032993a4b2324df915f9ecf9831 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References () https://vuldb.com/submit/811428 - () https://vuldb.com/submit/811428 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://vuldb.com/vuln/364395 - () https://vuldb.com/vuln/364395 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://vuldb.com/vuln/364395/cti - () https://vuldb.com/vuln/364395/cti - Permissions Required, VDB Entry

18 May 2026, 20:16

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References () https://vuldb.com/submit/811428 - () https://vuldb.com/submit/811428 -

18 May 2026, 00:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-18 00:16

Updated : 2026-05-19 17:30


NVD link : CVE-2026-8770

Mitre link : CVE-2026-8770

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-8770


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CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')