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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-34435

In Eclipse Theia 0.3.9 to 1.8.1, the "mini-browser" extension allows a user to preview HTML files in an iframe inside the IDE. But with the way it is made it is possible for a previewed HTML file to trigger an RCE. This exploit only happens if a user previews a malicious file..

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1 Nov 2026, 05:21 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-34435

core-osv · Original source

Published 1 Sept 2021, 18:15 UTC

In Eclipse Theia 0.3.9 to 1.8.1, the "mini-browser" extension allows a user to preview HTML files in an iframe inside the IDE. But with the way it is made it is possible for a previewed HTML file to trigger an RCE. This exploit only happens if a user previews a malicious file..

osv:CVE-2021-34435
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "In Eclipse Theia 0.3.9 to 1.8.1, the \"mini-browser\" extension allows a user to preview HTML files in an iframe inside the IDE. But with the way it is made it is possible for a previewed HTML file to trigger an RCE. This exploit only happens if a user previews a malicious file..",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-34435",
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:27.405444827Z",
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