{"id":"CVE-2026-75859","title":"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","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 …","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-22","CWE-200"],"vendor":"deepseek-tui","product":"deepseek-tui","affected":["deepseek-tui >= 0.8.8, < 0.8.41","deepseek-tui >= 0.8.8, < 0.8.41","codewhale-tui >= 0.8.41, < 0.8.64","codewhale >= 0.8.41, < 0.8.64"],"patched":["deepseek-tui 0.8.41","codewhale-tui 0.8.64","codewhale 0.8.64"],"published":"2026-08-18","updated":"2026-09-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-08T20:32:39.347","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75859","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/commit/43563356b98c6b993085554da82e77370160a31c","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/security/advisories/GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/codewhale-before-arbitrary-file-read-via-instructions","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75859"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95"}],"tags":["nvd","ghsa","rust"],"epss":0.00414,"epssPercentile":0.35416,"aliases":["GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95"],"ecosystem":"rust","ingestedAt":"2026-09-04T18:25:57.262Z","slug":"CVE-2026-75859","body":"## Overview\n\nCodeWhale 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2026-75859)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `deepseek-tui >= 0.8.8, < 0.8.41`\n- `deepseek-tui >= 0.8.8, < 0.8.41`\n- `codewhale-tui >= 0.8.41, < 0.8.64`\n- `codewhale >= 0.8.41, < 0.8.64`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `deepseek-tui 0.8.41`\n- `codewhale-tui 0.8.64`\n- `codewhale 0.8.64`\n\nSource: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}