CVE-2026-75859
Received
Received - Intake
CodeWhale Path Traversal in Project Config
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-75859, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-08-18
Last updated on: 2026-08-18
Assigner: VulnCheck
Description
Description
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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| codewhale | codewhale | to 0.8.64 (exc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-22 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. |
