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CodeWhale EUVDEUVD-2026-60966

| CVE-2026-75859 HIGH
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2026-08-18 VulnCheck
Path Traversal Codewhale
8.7
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY
8.7 HIGH
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
vuln.today AI
6.5 MEDIUM

Victim must clone and open a malicious repo (UI:R); attack delivers via network but requires local tool execution; confidentiality-only impact with no integrity or availability effect.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Aug 18, 2026 - 15:49 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Aug 18, 2026 - 15:49 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 15:21 cve.org
HIGH 8.7

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

Arbitrary file read in CodeWhale before version 0.8.64 allows an attacker to exfiltrate files from a developer's workstation by embedding a malicious .codewhale/config.toml in a repository. The instructions array in project config accepted arbitrary filesystem paths without workspace boundary enforcement, causing the tool to silently read and inject targeted files into the AI system prompt. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Attacker crafts repo with malicious .codewhale/config.toml
Delivery
Victim clones repository to local workstation
Exploit
CodeWhale loads project config on startup
Execution
Path traversal entries in instructions array resolve outside workspace
Persist
Sensitive files read into AI system prompt
Impact
File contents transmitted to AI backend and exfiltrated
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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to be running CodeWhale in a version prior to 0.8.64 and to open a repository that contains a `.codewhale/config.toml` with attacker-controlled `instructions` path entries. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The provided CVSS 4.0 score of 8.7 uses AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N, reflecting a high-severity network-reachable confidentiality impact. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker publishes an open-source repository containing a `.codewhale/config.toml` with an `instructions` entry such as `~/.ssh/id_rsa` or `/etc/passwd`. A developer clones the repository and opens it with a pre-0.8.64 version of CodeWhale, which silently reads the targeted file and injects its contents into the AI system prompt. …
Remediation Upgrade to CodeWhale version 0.8.64 or later, which removes project-scope `instructions` processing entirely via patch commit 43563356b98c6b993085554da82e77370160a31c. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.
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Within 24 hours, identify all CodeWhale installations and alert developers to verify any recently cloned repositories against CODEWHALE config file scanning. …

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