CodeWhale before 0.8.64 Arbitrary File Read via instructions
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
CodeWhale versions before 0.8.64 fail to validate file paths in the project config instructions field, allowing attackers to read arbitrary files on the victim's system. A malicious .codewhale/config.toml file in a cloned repository can specify paths outside the workspace that are read and injected into the AI system prompt for exfiltration.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0053 45th 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
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hmbown | CodeWhale | 0.8.8 to before 0.8.41 | 0.8.41 | Patch available | CNA |
| Hmbown | CodeWhale | 0.8.8 to before 0.8.41 | 0.8.41 | Patch available | CNA |
| Hmbown | CodeWhale | 0.8.41 to before 0.8.64 | 0.8.64 | Patch available | CNA |
| Hmbown | CodeWhale | 0.8.41 to before 0.8.64 | 0.8.64 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | deepseek-tui (crates.io) | 0.8.8 and later | — | No fix listed | GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95 |
| — | deepseek-tui (npm) | 0.8.8 to before 0.8.41 | 0.8.41 | Patch available | GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95 |
| — | codewhale-tui (crates.io) | 0.8.41 to before 0.8.64 | 0.8.64 | Patch available | GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95 |
| — | codewhale (npm) | 0.8.41 to before 0.8.64 | 0.8.64 | Patch available | GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95 |
- CodeWhale VendorHmbown Affected 0.8.8 to before 0.8.41 Fixed in 0.8.41 Patch available CNA
- CodeWhale VendorHmbown Affected 0.8.8 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 0.8.8 and later Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95
- deepseek-tui (npm) Vendor— Affected 0.8.8 to before 0.8.41 Fixed in 0.8.41 Patch available GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95
- codewhale-tui (crates.io) Vendor— Affected 0.8.41 to before 0.8.64 Fixed in 0.8.64 Patch available GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95
- codewhale (npm) Vendor— Affected 0.8.41 to before 0.8.64 Fixed in 0.8.64 Patch available GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95
Remediation
- Fix · CNA CodeWhale (Hmbown) Fixed in 0.8.41
- 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-62f5-cp2p-vq95 deepseek-tui (npm) Fixed in 0.8.41 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95 codewhale-tui (crates.io) Fixed in 0.8.64 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95 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
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-75859
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95
References
More Hmbown vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-75859 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-75859 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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