HIGH 8.7 NVD
CVE-2026-75915
CodeWhale versions before 0.8.64 contain an environment variable exposure vulnerability in the js_execution tool that fails to scrub parent process environment
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.
References
- https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/commit/26de44a8bd5051f8f944ea60b2c37ae1d2b7d25e
- https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/security/advisories/GHSA-h539-c7r8-3xq4
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/codewhale-before-environment-variable-leak-via-js-exe
- https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/security/advisories/GHSA-h539-c7r8-3xq4
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.7 was published on 2026-08-18 via NVD.
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