{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-45311", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M", "dateReserved": "2026-05-11T20:50:30.538Z", "datePublished": "2026-05-28T17:32:26.950Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-28T17:32:26.950Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "CodeWhale: run_tests Tool Enables RCE via Malicious Repository Without Approval", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-94", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')", "type": "CWE"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 9.6, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "CHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}}], "references": [{"name": "https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/security/advisories/GHSA-wx44-2q6h-j6p8", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/security/advisories/GHSA-wx44-2q6h-j6p8"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Hmbown", "product": "CodeWhale", "versions": [{"version": ">= 0.3.0, < 0.8.23", "status": "affected"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2026-05-28T17:32:26.950Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CodeWhale is a DeepSeek + MiMo coding agent in terminal. From 0.3.0 to 0.8.23, the run_tests tool executes cargo test in the workspace with ApprovalRequirement::Auto, meaning it runs without any user approval prompt. cargo test compiles and executes arbitrary code: test binaries, build.rs build scripts, and proc macros. While auto-approving test execution is a deliberate design choice, it creates an inconsistency in the security boundary. However, in a malicious repository, test code can execute arbitrary shell commands, exfiltrate credentials, or establish persistence with zero approval. The attack is amplified by AGENTS.md (auto-loaded into the system prompt), which can instruct the model to run tests proactively at session start. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.23."}], "source": {"advisory": "GHSA-wx44-2q6h-j6p8", "discovery": "UNKNOWN"}}}}

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