CodeWhale: task_create Insecure Defaults Enable RCE via Prompt Injection in Project Files_CVE-2026-45374

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    "description": "CodeWhale is a DeepSeek + MiMo coding agent in terminal. Prior to 0.8.26, the task_create tool spawns durable sub-agents that inherit two insecure defaults, allow_shell defaults to true (config.rs:1499: self.allow_shell.unwrap_or(true)) and auto_approve defaults to true (task_manager.rs:297: auto_approve: Some(true)). When a user approves a task_create call (which requires ApprovalRequirement::Required), they approve what appears to be a benign work prompt. However, the spawned sub-agent silently receives unrestricted, unapproved shell access. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.26.",
    "published": "2026-05-28T17:26:42.979Z",
    "modified": "2026-05-28T17:29:11.005Z",
    "type": "cve",
    "title": "CodeWhale: task_create Insecure Defaults Enable RCE via Prompt Injection in Project Files",
    "source": "GitHub_M",
    "references": "https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/security/advisories/GHSA-72w5-pf8h-xfp4\nhttps://github.com/Hmbown/DeepSeek-TUI/releases/tag/v0.8.26",
    "id": "CVE-2026-45374",
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    "cwe": [
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    "sourceData": "Hmbown CodeWhale < 0.8.26",
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        "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
        "version": "3.1"
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    "product": "CodeWhale",
    "version": "< 0.8.26",
    "vendor": "Hmbown",
    "ai_description": "Insecure defaults in task_create tool enable RCE via prompt injection in project files",
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