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TI-2026-53101 Aliases CVE-2026-75857GHSA-g29h-pfmp-qp9r

CodeWhale before 0.8.64 Privilege Escalation via exec_shell_interact

Priority HIGH 67CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

CodeWhale versions >= 0.3.10 and < 0.8.64 (published as deepseek-tui >= 0.3.10 and < 0.8.41 on npm and 0.3.10 through 0.8.41 on crates.io, and as codewhale / codewhale-tui >= 0.8.41 and < 0.8.64) contain a vulnerability in the exec_shell_interact (alias exec_interact) tool, whose approval_requirement returns ApprovalRequirement::Auto. This overrides the default Required approval for code-executing tools, so LLM-controlled stdin is written into an already-approved long-running interactive shell (e.g., a python3 -i REPL, mysql, ssh, or sudo -i session) without any approval prompt. An attacker who can inject instructions via untrusted content the agent ingests (a fetched page, MCP result, or repo file) can cause commands to run at the privilege level of that approved process. Fixed in codewhale / codewhale-tui 0.8.64; the deprecated deepseek-tui crate has no fixed release.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00155 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed CodeWhale (Hmbown): 0.8.41, 0.8.64deepseek-tui (npm): 0.8.41+2 more products

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
HmbownCodeWhale0.3.10 – 0.8.41—No fix listedCNA
HmbownCodeWhale0.3.10 to before 0.8.410.8.41Patch availableCNA
HmbownCodeWhale0.8.41 to before 0.8.640.8.64Patch availableCNA
HmbownCodeWhale0.8.41 to before 0.8.640.8.64Patch availableCNA
—deepseek-tui (crates.io)0.3.10 – 0.8.41—No fix listedGHSA-g29h-pfmp-qp9r
—deepseek-tui (npm)0.3.10 to before 0.8.410.8.41Patch availableGHSA-g29h-pfmp-qp9r
—codewhale-tui (crates.io)0.8.41 to before 0.8.640.8.64Patch availableGHSA-g29h-pfmp-qp9r
—codewhale (npm)0.8.41 to before 0.8.640.8.64Patch availableGHSA-g29h-pfmp-qp9r
  • CodeWhale VendorHmbown Affected 0.3.10 – 0.8.41 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • CodeWhale VendorHmbown Affected 0.3.10 to before 0.8.41 Fixed in 0.8.41 Patch available CNA
  • CodeWhale VendorHmbown Affected 0.8.41 to before 0.8.64 Fixed in 0.8.64 Patch available CNA
  • CodeWhale VendorHmbown Affected 0.8.41 to before 0.8.64 Fixed in 0.8.64 Patch available CNA
  • deepseek-tui (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 0.3.10 – 0.8.41 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-g29h-pfmp-qp9r
  • deepseek-tui (npm) Vendor— Affected 0.3.10 to before 0.8.41 Fixed in 0.8.41 Patch available GHSA-g29h-pfmp-qp9r
  • codewhale-tui (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 0.8.41 to before 0.8.64 Fixed in 0.8.64 Patch available GHSA-g29h-pfmp-qp9r
  • codewhale (npm) Vendor— Affected 0.8.41 to before 0.8.64 Fixed in 0.8.64 Patch available GHSA-g29h-pfmp-qp9r

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA CodeWhale (Hmbown) Fixed in 0.8.41
  • Fix · CNA CodeWhale (Hmbown) Fixed in 0.8.64
  • Fix · CNA CodeWhale (Hmbown) Fixed in 0.8.64
  • Fix · GHSA-g29h-pfmp-qp9r deepseek-tui (npm) Fixed in 0.8.41 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-g29h-pfmp-qp9r codewhale-tui (crates.io) Fixed in 0.8.64 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-g29h-pfmp-qp9r codewhale (npm) Fixed in 0.8.64 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Hmbown CodeWhale 0.8.41, 0.8.64

    9 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 7 HIGH, 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-53100 CodeWhale before 0.8.64 SSRF Bypass via DNS Pinning TOCTOUPriority HIGH 79
    • TI-2026-53143 CodeWhale before 0.8.64 Environment Variable Leak via js_executionPriority HIGH 77
    • TI-2026-53141 CodeWhale before 0.8.64 Argument Injection via git_showPriority HIGH 72
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-75857
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g29h-pfmp-qp9r
  3. 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · CNA

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2026-53100 CodeWhale before 0.8.64 SSRF Bypass via DNS Pinning TOCTOU CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2026-53143 CodeWhale before 0.8.64 Environment Variable Leak via js_execution CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-33165 CodeWhale: task_create Insecure Defaults Enable RCE via Prompt Injection in Project Files CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2026-33110 CodeWhale: run_tests Tool Enables RCE via Malicious Repository Without Approval CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2026-53141 CodeWhale before 0.8.64 Argument Injection via git_show CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2026-53139 CodeWhale before 0.8.64 Remote Code Execution via allow_shell CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
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Sources

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