FKIE_CVE-2026-75911

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-18 16:18 - Updated: 2026-09-08 20:32
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
CodeWhale versions before 0.8.64 fail to properly validate the allow_shell configuration parameter from project config files, allowing attackers to enable arbitrary shell command execution by committing a malicious .codewhale/config.toml file to a repository. When a user clones and opens the repository in CodeWhale, the AI model gains access to exec_shell and task_shell tools, enabling execution of arbitrary shell commands on the victim's machine without explicit user consent.
References
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/commit/43563356b98c6b993085554da82e77370160a31c
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/security/advisories/GHSA-gx45-xrj5-g6c4
disclosure@vulncheck.comhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/codewhale-before-remote-code-execution-via-allow-shell
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/security/advisories/GHSA-gx45-xrj5-g6c4
Impacted products
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