{"id":"CVE-2026-45374","sourceIdentifier":"security-advisories@github.com","published":"2026-05-28T18:16:35.843","lastModified":"2026-10-26T13:10:00.140","vulnStatus":"Deferred","cveTags":[],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"CodeWhale is a DeepSeek + MiMo coding agent in terminal. Prior to 0.8.26, the task_create tool spawns durable sub-agents that inherit two insecure defaults, allow_shell defaults to true (config.rs:1499: self.allow_shell.unwrap_or(true)) and auto_approve defaults to true (task_manager.rs:297: auto_approve: Some(true)). When a user approves a task_create call (which requires ApprovalRequirement::Required), they approve what appears to be a benign work prompt. However, the spawned sub-agent silently receives unrestricted, unapproved shell access. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.26."},{"lang":"es","value":"CodeWhale es un agente de codificación DeepSeek + MiMo en terminal. Antes de 0.8.26, la herramienta task_create genera subagentes duraderos que heredan dos valores predeterminados inseguros: allow_shell se establece en true por defecto (config.rs:1499: self.allow_shell.unwrap_or(true)) y auto_approve se establece en true por defecto (task_manager.rs:297: auto_approve: Some(true)). Cuando un usuario aprueba una llamada a task_create (lo que requiere ApprovalRequirement::Required), aprueba lo que parece ser una solicitud de trabajo benigna. Sin embargo, el subagente generado recibe silenciosamente acceso a la shell sin restricciones y sin aprobación. Esta vulnerabilidad se corrige en 0.8.26."}],"affected":[{"source":"security-advisories@github.com","affectedData":[{"vendor":"Hmbown","product":"CodeWhale","versions":[{"version":"< 0.8.26","status":"affected"}]}]}],"metrics":{"cvssMetricV31":[{"source":"security-advisories@github.com","type":"Secondary","cvssData":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":9.6,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","scope":"CHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH"},"exploitabilityScore":2.8,"impactScore":6.0}],"ssvcV203":[{"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","ssvcData":{"timestamp":"2026-05-30T02:04:28.787540Z","id":"CVE-2026-45374","options":[{"exploitation":"poc"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalImpact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}]},"weaknesses":[{"source":"security-advisories@github.com","type":"Secondary","description":[{"lang":"en","value":"CWE-94"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/security/advisories/GHSA-72w5-pf8h-xfp4","source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hmbown/DeepSeek-TUI/releases/tag/v0.8.26","source":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/security/advisories/GHSA-72w5-pf8h-xfp4","source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}]}