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CVE-2026-75857

HighCVSS 7.3 / 10
Published Aug 18, 2026·Last modified Aug 19, 2026
Affected Components(111)
hmbown/codewhale
0.3.10
hmbown/codewhale
0.8.50
hmbown/codewhale
0.7.9
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Description

CodeWhale versions >= 0.8.41 and < 0.8.64 contain a vulnerability in the exec_shell_interact (alias exec_interact) tool, whose approval_requirement returns ApprovalRequirement::Auto. This overrides the default Required approval for code-executing tools, so LLM-controlled stdin is written into an already-approved long-running interactive shell (e.g., a python3 -i REPL, mysql, ssh, or sudo -i session) without any approval prompt. An attacker who can inject instructions via untrusted content the agent ingests (a fetched page, MCP result, or repo file) can cause commands to run at the privilege level of that approved process. Fixed in 0.8.64.

Risk Scores
Base Score
7.3

The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights.

Threat Intelligence
4.4

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.12%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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