Announcements

Open VSX security update - October 2025

Monday, October 27, 2025 - 16:38 by Anonymous (not verified)

Over the past few weeks, the Open VSX team and the Eclipse Foundation have been responding to reports of leaked tokens and related malicious activity involving certain extensions hosted on the Open VSX Registry.

Open infrastructure is not free: A joint statement on sustainable stewardship

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - 04:45 by Jacob Harris

An open letter from the stewards of public open source infrastructure, signed by Alpha-Omega, Eclipse Foundation (Open VSX), OpenJS Foundation, Open Source Security Foundation, Packagist (Composer), Python Software Foundation (PyPI), Rust Foundation (crates.io), Sonatype (Maven Central).

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OCX 2026: Six Communities. One Shared Experience

Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 08:43 by Natalia Loungou

The global open source community will gather in Brussels from 21 to 23 April 2026 for the Open Community Experience (OCX) 2026. It isn’t just another conference; it’s where six open source communities collide to shape the future of software, developer tools, mobility, AI, compliance, and research. With one pass, you get access to six experiences and endless opportunities.

Eclipse Open VSX Registry Security Advisory

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 - 12:07 by Natalia Loungou

A vulnerability in the Eclipse Open VSX Registry’s automated publishing system could have allowed unauthorized extension uploads. It did not affect existing extensions or admin functions.

The issue was reported on May 4, 2025, fully fixed by June 24, and followed by a complete audit. No evidence of compromise was found, but 81 extensions were proactively deactivated as a precaution.

2025 Annual Eclipse Foundation Community Report

Friday, June 27, 2025 - 09:13 by Jacob Harris

Our annual report highlights the key achievements of the past year, including significant project and industry collaboration milestones, membership growth, and notable community engagement initiatives.

Take the Jakarta EE Content Preferences Survey

Monday, June 23, 2025 - 14:40 by Jacob Harris

What Jakarta EE content do you want to see more of? Take our content preferences survey to incluence what we create next: tutorials, live sessions, blogs, documentation, and more.