High 7.5Published Aug 18, 2026

CVE-2026-75914CodeWhale before 0.8.64 Path Traversal via image_analyze symlink

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 09:50 UTC)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Aug 20, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Hmbown CodeWhale hmbown:codewhale (from the name)	from 0.8.32 before 0.8.41; 0.8.41 not affected	CNA record

References

https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/security/advisories/GHSA-w7wx-5q49-r59wvendor-advisory
https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/commit/26de44a8bd5051f8f944ea60b2c37ae1d2b7d25epatch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/codewhale-before-path-traversal-via-image-analyze-symlinkthird-party-advisory

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