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CodeWhale before 0.8.64 Argument Injection via git_show

Published Aug 18, 2026

Description

CodeWhale (codewhale / codewhale-tui) versions >= 0.8.41 and < 0.8.64 contain an argument injection vulnerability in the git_show tool. The model-supplied rev parameter is passed unvalidated into the git show argv without an --end-of-options sentinel, so a value beginning with --output= is interpreted as a git flag. Because the tool is registered as auto-approved and advertised as read-only, an attacker (via a malicious repository combined with prompt injection) can cause an unprompted arbitrary file write at the privilege of the invoking user, targeting sensitive files such as ~/.ssh/authorized_keys, ~/.bashrc, or ~/.gitconfig. Fixed in 0.8.64 by adding rev validation.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner VulnCheck
Published Aug 18, 2026
Updated Aug 18, 2026
Reserved Aug 18, 2026
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Aug 18, 2026
NVD
Status Deferred
Modified Sep 8, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
GHSA-7J5W-7R7X-9V27