CVE-2026-75914

CodeWhale before 0.8.64 Path Traversal via image_analyze symlink

Published Aug 18, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-w7wx-5q49-r59w CodeWhale: image_analyze follows workspace symlinks, leaking external file bytes
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description 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.
Title CodeWhale before 0.8.64 Path Traversal via image_analyze symlink
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': '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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Aug 20, 2026, 3:24 PM
Reserved
Aug 18, 2026, 3:05 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 18, 2026, 4:18 PM
Modified
Oct 22, 2026, 10:10 PM