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 spe…
Exact source revision recorded 25 Oct 2026 15:19:09 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
nvd · CVE-2026-75859
PublishedCodeWhale 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.
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Source analysis status: Deferred
Weakness classifications: CWE-22
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published: 2026-08-18T16:18:21.787
lastModified: 2026-10-22T22:10:00.250
- Source published
- 18 Aug 2026 16:18:21 UTC
- Source modified
- 22 Oct 2026 22:10:00 UTC
- Observed here
- 25 Oct 2026 15:19:09 UTC
- Source terms
- NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained
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CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary · 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N