CVE-2026-75858 PUBLISHED

CodeWhale rlm_eval before 0.8.64 Remote Code Execution

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 18.08.2026 Published: 18.08.2026 Updated: 18.08.2026

CodeWhale (packages codewhale / codewhale-tui) versions >= 0.8.41 and < 0.8.64 contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the rlm_eval tool. The tool's approval_requirement() returns ApprovalRequirement::Auto, which the engine treats as 'never prompt,' causing arbitrary model-supplied Python code to run in a python3 interpreter without consulting the user's configured --approval-policy and without any approval prompt or audit step. An attacker can induce the agent to execute arbitrary code via prompt injection in untrusted content the agent reads (a web page, fetched URL, repository file, or MCP tool result); the companion rlm_open tool can stage such content. Code runs on the user's machine at the user's privilege level. Fixed in 0.8.64.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.5

Product Status

Vendor Hmbown
Product CodeWhale
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0.8.33 to 0.8.41 (excl.)
  • Version 0.8.41 is unaffected
Vendor Hmbown
Product CodeWhale
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0.8.33 to 0.8.41 (excl.)
  • Version 0.8.41 is unaffected
Vendor Hmbown
Product CodeWhale
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0.8.41 to 0.8.64 (excl.)
  • Version 0.8.64 is unaffected
Vendor Hmbown
Product CodeWhale
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0.8.41 to 0.8.64 (excl.)
  • Version 0.8.64 is unaffected

Credits

  • sai-sh reporter

References

Problem Types

  • Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CWE