Hmbown CodeWhale up to 0.8.63 git_blame rev argument injection

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A vulnerability was found in Hmbown CodeWhale up to 0.8.63. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component git_blame. This manipulation of the argument rev causes argument injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-75912. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in Hmbown CodeWhale up to 0.8.63 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component git_blame. The manipulation of the argument rev with an unknown input leads to a argument injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-88. The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

CodeWhale versions before 0.8.64 contain an argument injection vulnerability in the git_blame tool that allows attackers to read arbitrary files by injecting git options into the unvalidated rev parameter. Attackers can supply rev values like --contents=/path/to/file to exfiltrate sensitive files such as SSH keys and credentials through the tool output returned to the model.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-75912 since 08/18/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 0.8.64 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Hmbown

Name

• CodeWhale

Version

• 0.8.0
• 0.8.1
• 0.8.2
• 0.8.3
• 0.8.4
• 0.8.5
• 0.8.6
• 0.8.7
• 0.8.8
• 0.8.9
• 0.8.10
• 0.8.11
• 0.8.12
• 0.8.13
• 0.8.14
• 0.8.15
• 0.8.16
• 0.8.17
• 0.8.18
• 0.8.19
• 0.8.20
• 0.8.21
• 0.8.22
• 0.8.23
• 0.8.24
• 0.8.25
• 0.8.26
• 0.8.27
• 0.8.28
• 0.8.29
• 0.8.30
• 0.8.31
• 0.8.32
• 0.8.33
• 0.8.34
• 0.8.35
• 0.8.36
• 0.8.37
• 0.8.38
• 0.8.39
• 0.8.40
• 0.8.41
• 0.8.42
• 0.8.43
• 0.8.44
• 0.8.45
• 0.8.46
• 0.8.47
• 0.8.48
• 0.8.49
• 0.8.50
• 0.8.51
• 0.8.52
• 0.8.53
• 0.8.54
• 0.8.55
• 0.8.56
• 0.8.57
• 0.8.58
• 0.8.59
• 0.8.60
• 0.8.61
• 0.8.62
• 0.8.63

Website

• Product: https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/

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