---
id: CVE-2026-8770
title: A vulnerability was identified in continuedev continue up to 1.2.22
summary: >-
  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 p…
severity: low
cvss: 3.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: continue
product: continue
affected:
  - 'continue >= 1.2.0, <= 1.2.22'
published: '2026-05-18'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T20:10:00.190'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8770'
references:
  - url: 'https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/da04e032993a4b2324df915f9ecf9831'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/811428'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/364395'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/364395/cti'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/811428'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00244
epssPercentile: 0.14481
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T20:53:12.294Z'
---

## Overview

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

- `continue >= 1.2.0, <= 1.2.22`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.