{"cve":"CVE-2026-75859","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-18T16:18:21.787","modified":"2026-10-22T22:10:00.250","status":"Deferred","description":"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.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":8.7},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/commit/43563356b98c6b993085554da82e77370160a31c","https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/security/advisories/GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/codewhale-before-arbitrary-file-read-via-instructions"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-23T16:39:26.291718493+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-75859","score":0.0053,"percentile":0.44507,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95","summary":"CodeWhale: Project config `instructions` override enables arbitrary file read into AI system prompt via cloned repository","modified":"2026-09-04T19:00:04.299243037Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"crates.io","name":"deepseek-tui","purl":"pkg:cargo/deepseek-tui","ranges":[">=0.8.8"],"fixed":[]},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"deepseek-tui","purl":"pkg:npm/deepseek-tui","ranges":[">=0.8.8 <0.8.41"],"fixed":["0.8.41"]},{"ecosystem":"crates.io","name":"codewhale-tui","purl":"pkg:cargo/codewhale-tui","ranges":[">=0.8.41 <0.8.64"],"fixed":["0.8.64"]},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"codewhale","purl":"pkg:npm/codewhale","ranges":[">=0.8.41 <0.8.64"],"fixed":["0.8.64"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}