CVE-2026-75914 json
CodeWhale before 0.8.64 Path Traversal via image_analyze symlink
published 2026-08-18 2 mo ago modified 2026-10-22 17 d ago also GHSA-w7wx-5q49-r59w , EUVD-2026-60972
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
CodeWhale versions before 0.8.64 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the image_analyze tool that fails to canonicalize symlinks before reading files. Attackers can create workspace symlinks pointing to external files with image extensions to leak file bytes to the vision endpoint without user approval.
Patch / fix
- npm deepseek-tui 0.8.41
- crates.io codewhale-tui 0.8.64
- npm codewhale 0.8.64
- Hmbown CodeWhale 0.8.41, 0.8.64
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | 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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | 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 |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| crates.io | deepseek-tui | >=0.8.32, <=0.8.41 |
no fix listed |
| npm | deepseek-tui | >=0.8.32, <0.8.41 |
0.8.41 |
| crates.io | codewhale-tui | >=0.8.41, <0.8.64 |
0.8.64 |
| npm | codewhale | >=0.8.41, <0.8.64 |
0.8.64 |
Affected products
- Hmbown CodeWhale
Classification
References
-
github.com
/Hmbown/CodeWhale/commit/26de44a8bd5051f8f944ea60b2c37ae1d2b7d25e
patch, web
-
github.com
/Hmbown/CodeWhale/security/advisories/GHSA-w7wx-5q49-r59w
vendor-advisory, web
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/codewhale-before-path-traversal-via-image-analyze-symlink
third-party-advisory, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75914
advisory
-
github.com
/Hmbown/CodeWhale
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-75914
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-w7wx-5q49-r59w
- NVD CVE-2026-75914
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