CVE-2026-75915 CodeWhale before 0.8.64 Environment Variable Leak via js_execution
Attackers can leak sensitive environment variables like API keys by executing malicious JavaScript in the CodeWhale tool.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-75915?
CVE-2026-75915 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hmbown CodeWhale, published on 18 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CodeWhale versions before 0.8.64 contain an environment variable exposure vulnerability in the js_execution tool that fails to scrub parent process environment variables before spawning Node.js. Attackers can craft malicious JavaScript code executed by the tool to read process.env and leak API keys, cloud credentials, and authentication tokens back to the model context.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-75915?
8 open source packages ship an affected version, including codewhale-tui, deepseek-tui and codewhale.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
codewhale-tui crates.io | From 0.8.41 | 0.8.64 |
codewhale-tui crates.io | From 0.8.41 | 0.8.64 |
deepseek-tui crates.io | From 0.8.32 to 0.8.41 | None |
deepseek-tui crates.io | From 0.8.32 to 0.8.41 | None |
codewhale npm | From 0.8.41 | 0.8.64 |
codewhale npm | From 0.8.41 | 0.8.64 |
2 more packages
deepseek-tui npm | From 0.8.32 | 0.8.41 |
deepseek-tui npm | From 0.8.32 | 0.8.41 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-75915?
Upgrade codewhale-tui to 0.8.64 or later.
Is CVE-2026-75915 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-75915 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h539-c7r8-3xq4.