{"items":[{"id":"NVI-00014202","kind":"vulnerability","title":"CodeWhale: Project config `instructions` override enables arbitrary file read into AI system prompt via cloned repository","revision":2,"unknowns":["Customer inventory, deployment, reachability and exploitation have not been inspected."],"lifecycle":"active","identifiers":["GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95","CVE-2026-75859"],"plain_summary":"GitHub lists this reviewed advisory for deepseek-tui, deepseek-tui, codewhale-tui, codewhale. Published version ranges and source prerequisites are shown below; this is not an inspection of a visitor’s application.","review_status":"source_listed","control_topics":[],"public_actions":[{"summary":"Identify the exact component and deployed version, examine the linked publisher’s conditions, and retain evidence of any mitigation.","source_ids":["sr-09ea2771f3684b1adadf41c05418c289"],"action_type":"investigate","limitations":"Confirm current vendor support, compatibility and deployment evidence. This report has not tested a fix in your system.","current_supported_target":null}],"schema_version":"1.1.0","source_metrics":[{"kind":"CVSS","as_of":"2026-09-04T18:00:38.000Z","value":"7.5 high","meaning":"GitHub source severity; exploitability and local consequence require separate evidence.","source_id":"sr-59b9ed980f280474665dd87d6257813a"},{"kind":"EPSS","as_of":"2026-11-04T12:03:12.000Z","value":"0.530%","meaning":"FIRST EPSS model v2026.06.15; exploitation probability over 30 days, percentile 0.44925. Missing scores are unknown.","source_id":"sr-09ea2771f3684b1adadf41c05418c289"}],"why_it_matters":"Published affected context helps an owner decide what evidence to gather. This report has not examined your application.","related_sources":[{"id":"sr-59b9ed980f280474665dd87d6257813a","url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95","basis":"vendor_advisory","notes":"GitHub Advisory Database; CC-BY-4.0. Each advisory links its original attribution. Null normalizes fields.","title":"GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95","publisher":"GitHub Advisory Database","observed_at":"2026-11-02T02:20:52.377Z"},{"id":"sr-09ea2771f3684b1adadf41c05418c289","url":"https://www.first.org/epss/data.html","basis":"official_catalog","notes":"FIRST EPSS; probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, not local compromise. Dataset date/model retained; FIRST services terms apply.","title":"CVE-2026-75859","publisher":"FIRST EPSS","observed_at":"2026-11-04T23:33:33.066Z"}],"affected_context":[{"certainty":"source_listed","source_ids":["sr-59b9ed980f280474665dd87d6257813a"],"technology":"deepseek-tui","known_exclusions":[],"conditions_summary":"### Maintainer resolution\n\nThe CodeWhale maintainers validated this report. The affected package ranges are recorded in the advisory metadata. Version 0.8.64 contains the fix in commit 43563356b98c6b993085554da82e77370160a31c. Users should upgrade to 0.8.64 or later. The original reporter analysis is preserved below.\n\n### Summary\n\nA malicious `.codewhale/config.toml` or `.deepseek/config.toml` committed to a repository can set `instructions` to an array of arbitrary file paths (including paths outside the workspace like `~/.ssh/id_rsa` or `~/.aws/credentials`) that are read from disk and injected into the AI model's system prompt. There is no path validation, workspace boundary check, or tightening guard on the `instructions` field. This enables a malicious repository to exfiltrate the contents of sensitive files on the victim's machine through the AI conversation.\n\n### Details\n\nThe project config merge function at `crates/tui/src/main.rs:5190-5197` (v0.8.50) copies the `instructions` array from a project-level config file into the live session config without any path validation:\n\n```rust\nif let Some(arr) = table.get(\"instructions\").and_then(toml::Value::as_array) {\n    let entries","public_affected_ranges":[">= 0.8.8, < 0.8.41"]},{"certainty":"source_listed","source_ids":["sr-59b9ed980f280474665dd87d6257813a"],"technology":"codewhale-tui","known_exclusions":[],"conditions_summary":"### Maintainer resolution\n\nThe CodeWhale maintainers validated this report. The affected package ranges are recorded in the advisory metadata. Version 0.8.64 contains the fix in commit 43563356b98c6b993085554da82e77370160a31c. Users should upgrade to 0.8.64 or later. The original reporter analysis is preserved below.\n\n### Summary\n\nA malicious `.codewhale/config.toml` or `.deepseek/config.toml` committed to a repository can set `instructions` to an array of arbitrary file paths (including paths outside the workspace like `~/.ssh/id_rsa` or `~/.aws/credentials`) that are read from disk and injected into the AI model's system prompt. There is no path validation, workspace boundary check, or tightening guard on the `instructions` field. This enables a malicious repository to exfiltrate the contents of sensitive files on the victim's machine through the AI conversation.\n\n### Details\n\nThe project config merge function at `crates/tui/src/main.rs:5190-5197` (v0.8.50) copies the `instructions` array from a project-level config file into the live session config without any path validation:\n\n```rust\nif let Some(arr) = table.get(\"instructions\").and_then(toml::Value::as_array) {\n    let entries","public_affected_ranges":[">= 0.8.41, < 0.8.64"]},{"certainty":"source_listed","source_ids":["sr-59b9ed980f280474665dd87d6257813a"],"technology":"codewhale","known_exclusions":[],"conditions_summary":"### Maintainer resolution\n\nThe CodeWhale maintainers validated this report. The affected package ranges are recorded in the advisory metadata. Version 0.8.64 contains the fix in commit 43563356b98c6b993085554da82e77370160a31c. Users should upgrade to 0.8.64 or later. The original reporter analysis is preserved below.\n\n### Summary\n\nA malicious `.codewhale/config.toml` or `.deepseek/config.toml` committed to a repository can set `instructions` to an array of arbitrary file paths (including paths outside the workspace like `~/.ssh/id_rsa` or `~/.aws/credentials`) that are read from disk and injected into the AI model's system prompt. There is no path validation, workspace boundary check, or tightening guard on the `instructions` field. This enables a malicious repository to exfiltrate the contents of sensitive files on the victim's machine through the AI conversation.\n\n### Details\n\nThe project config merge function at `crates/tui/src/main.rs:5190-5197` (v0.8.50) copies the `instructions` array from a project-level config file into the live session config without any path validation:\n\n```rust\nif let Some(arr) = table.get(\"instructions\").and_then(toml::Value::as_array) {\n    let entries","public_affected_ranges":[">= 0.8.41, < 0.8.64"]}],"null_published_at":"2026-11-06T07:24:11.296Z","source_updated_at":"2026-09-04T18:00:38.000Z","source_disclosed_at":"2026-09-04T18:00:37.000Z","is_synthetic_fixture":false,"null_last_reviewed_at":null,"public_change_summary":"Dated EPSS estimate updated; this is not a new disclosure or proof of exploitation.","null_first_observed_at":"2026-11-02T02:20:52.377Z"},{"id":"NVI-00014202","kind":"vulnerability","title":"CodeWhale: Project config `instructions` override enables arbitrary file read into AI system prompt via cloned repository","revision":1,"unknowns":["Customer inventory, deployment, reachability and exploitation have not been inspected."],"lifecycle":"active","identifiers":["GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95","CVE-2026-75859"],"plain_summary":"GitHub lists this reviewed advisory for deepseek-tui, deepseek-tui, codewhale-tui, codewhale. Published version ranges and source prerequisites are shown below; this is not an inspection of a visitor’s application.","review_status":"source_listed","control_topics":[],"public_actions":[{"summary":"Identify the exact component and deployed version, examine the linked publisher’s conditions, and retain evidence of any mitigation.","source_ids":["sr-59b9ed980f280474665dd87d6257813a"],"action_type":"investigate","limitations":"Confirm current vendor support, compatibility and deployment evidence. This report has not tested a fix in your system.","current_supported_target":null}],"schema_version":"1.1.0","source_metrics":[{"kind":"CVSS","as_of":"2026-09-04T18:00:38.000Z","value":"7.5 high","meaning":"GitHub source severity; exploitability and local consequence require separate evidence.","source_id":"sr-59b9ed980f280474665dd87d6257813a"}],"why_it_matters":"Published affected context helps an owner decide what evidence to gather. This report has not examined your application.","related_sources":[{"id":"sr-59b9ed980f280474665dd87d6257813a","url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95","basis":"vendor_advisory","notes":"GitHub Advisory Database; CC-BY-4.0. Each advisory links its original attribution. Null normalizes fields.","title":"GHSA-62f5-cp2p-vq95","publisher":"GitHub Advisory Database","observed_at":"2026-11-02T02:20:52.377Z"}],"affected_context":[{"certainty":"source_listed","source_ids":["sr-59b9ed980f280474665dd87d6257813a"],"technology":"deepseek-tui","known_exclusions":[],"conditions_summary":"### Maintainer resolution\n\nThe CodeWhale maintainers validated this report. The affected package ranges are recorded in the advisory metadata. Version 0.8.64 contains the fix in commit 43563356b98c6b993085554da82e77370160a31c. Users should upgrade to 0.8.64 or later. The original reporter analysis is preserved below.\n\n### Summary\n\nA malicious `.codewhale/config.toml` or `.deepseek/config.toml` committed to a repository can set `instructions` to an array of arbitrary file paths (including paths outside the workspace like `~/.ssh/id_rsa` or `~/.aws/credentials`) that are read from disk and injected into the AI model's system prompt. There is no path validation, workspace boundary check, or tightening guard on the `instructions` field. This enables a malicious repository to exfiltrate the contents of sensitive files on the victim's machine through the AI conversation.\n\n### Details\n\nThe project config merge function at `crates/tui/src/main.rs:5190-5197` (v0.8.50) copies the `instructions` array from a project-level config file into the live session config without any path validation:\n\n```rust\nif let Some(arr) = table.get(\"instructions\").and_then(toml::Value::as_array) {\n    let entries","public_affected_ranges":[">= 0.8.8, < 0.8.41"]},{"certainty":"source_listed","source_ids":["sr-59b9ed980f280474665dd87d6257813a"],"technology":"codewhale-tui","known_exclusions":[],"conditions_summary":"### Maintainer resolution\n\nThe CodeWhale maintainers validated this report. The affected package ranges are recorded in the advisory metadata. Version 0.8.64 contains the fix in commit 43563356b98c6b993085554da82e77370160a31c. Users should upgrade to 0.8.64 or later. The original reporter analysis is preserved below.\n\n### Summary\n\nA malicious `.codewhale/config.toml` or `.deepseek/config.toml` committed to a repository can set `instructions` to an array of arbitrary file paths (including paths outside the workspace like `~/.ssh/id_rsa` or `~/.aws/credentials`) that are read from disk and injected into the AI model's system prompt. There is no path validation, workspace boundary check, or tightening guard on the `instructions` field. This enables a malicious repository to exfiltrate the contents of sensitive files on the victim's machine through the AI conversation.\n\n### Details\n\nThe project config merge function at `crates/tui/src/main.rs:5190-5197` (v0.8.50) copies the `instructions` array from a project-level config file into the live session config without any path validation:\n\n```rust\nif let Some(arr) = table.get(\"instructions\").and_then(toml::Value::as_array) {\n    let entries","public_affected_ranges":[">= 0.8.41, < 0.8.64"]},{"certainty":"source_listed","source_ids":["sr-59b9ed980f280474665dd87d6257813a"],"technology":"codewhale","known_exclusions":[],"conditions_summary":"### Maintainer resolution\n\nThe CodeWhale maintainers validated this report. The affected package ranges are recorded in the advisory metadata. Version 0.8.64 contains the fix in commit 43563356b98c6b993085554da82e77370160a31c. Users should upgrade to 0.8.64 or later. The original reporter analysis is preserved below.\n\n### Summary\n\nA malicious `.codewhale/config.toml` or `.deepseek/config.toml` committed to a repository can set `instructions` to an array of arbitrary file paths (including paths outside the workspace like `~/.ssh/id_rsa` or `~/.aws/credentials`) that are read from disk and injected into the AI model's system prompt. There is no path validation, workspace boundary check, or tightening guard on the `instructions` field. This enables a malicious repository to exfiltrate the contents of sensitive files on the victim's machine through the AI conversation.\n\n### Details\n\nThe project config merge function at `crates/tui/src/main.rs:5190-5197` (v0.8.50) copies the `instructions` array from a project-level config file into the live session config without any path validation:\n\n```rust\nif let Some(arr) = table.get(\"instructions\").and_then(toml::Value::as_array) {\n    let entries","public_affected_ranges":[">= 0.8.41, < 0.8.64"]}],"null_published_at":"2026-11-02T10:00:37.224Z","source_updated_at":"2026-09-04T18:00:38.000Z","source_disclosed_at":"2026-09-04T18:00:37.000Z","is_synthetic_fixture":false,"null_last_reviewed_at":null,"public_change_summary":"First indexed by Null; source disclosure date is shown separately.","null_first_observed_at":"2026-11-02T02:20:52.377Z"}],"next_cursor":null,"snapshot_revision":"42594"}