Path Traversal in Continue
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (14.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.002 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Continue
- Continuedev Continue — versions 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/vuln/364395 (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/vuln/364395/cti (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- vuldb.com/submit/811428 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- gist.github.com/YLChen-007/da04e032993a4b2324df915f9ecf9831 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-8770?
- CVE-2026-8770 is a low-severity vulnerability in Continue, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-05-18.
- How severe is CVE-2026-8770?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.