{"id":"CVE-2026-75859","summary":"CodeWhale before 0.8.64 Arbitrary File Read via instructions","details":"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.","aliases":["GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95"],"modified":"2026-08-21T03:30:13.998228224Z","published":"2026-08-18T15:21:57.978Z","database_specific":{"cna_assigner":"VulnCheck","cwe_ids":["CWE-22"],"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/75xxx/CVE-2026-75859.json"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/75xxx/CVE-2026-75859.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/security/advisories/GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75859"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/codewhale-before-arbitrary-file-read-via-instructions"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/commit/43563356b98c6b993085554da82e77370160a31c"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/hmbown/codewhale","events":[{"introduced":"a4219a151b2dd044802d496f6a2c8cc3fae60dd8"},{"fixed":"5fa24733e9a1d11315506309b8edb0fdf2b94f04"},{"introduced":"5fa24733e9a1d11315506309b8edb0fdf2b94f04"},{"fixed":"9d2e6a89f58610d5f426ff26533a2bf312023790"}],"database_specific":{"extracted_events":[{"introduced":"0.8.8"},{"fixed":"0.8.41"},{"introduced":"0.8.41"},{"fixed":"0.8.64"}],"source":"AFFECTED_FIELD"}}],"versions":["v0.8.60","v0.8.40","v0.8.63","v0.8.62","v0.8.61","v0.8.59","v0.8.58","v0.8.57","v0.8.56","v0.8.55","v0.8.53","v0.8.54","v0.8.52","v0.8.51","v0.8.50","v0.8.49","v0.8.48","v0.8.46","v0.8.45","v0.8.44","v0.8.43","v0.8.42","v0.8.41","v0.8.39","v0.8.38","v0.8.37","v0.8.36","v0.8.35","v0.8.33","v0.8.32","v0.8.31","v0.8.30","v0.8.28","v0.8.29","v0.8.27","v0.8.26","v0.8.25","v0.8.24","v0.8.23","v0.8.22","v0.8.21","v0.8.20","v0.8.19","v0.8.18","v0.8.17","v0.8.15","v0.8.14","v0.8.13","v0.8.12","v0.8.11","v0.8.10","v0.8.9","v0.8.8"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-75859.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"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"}]}