CVE-2026-45374

CRITICALNVD 9.69.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.6 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 83% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Elevated
9.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.6Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

CodeWhale is a DeepSeek + MiMo coding agent in terminal. Prior to 0.8.26, the task_create tool spawns durable sub-agents that inherit two insecure defaults, allow_shell defaults to true (config.rs:1499: self.allow_shell.unwrap_or(true)) and auto_approve defaults to true (task_manager.rs:297: auto_approve: Some(true)). When a user approves a task_create call (which requires ApprovalRequirement::Required), they approve what appears to be a benign work prompt. However, the spawned sub-agent silently receives unrestricted, unapproved shell access. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.26.

CVSS v3
9.6
EG Score
9.6(medium)
EG Risk
59(Track*)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity96% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
17%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 28, 2026

Last Modified

May 30, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 31, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github, github_release.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

task_create Insecure Defaults Enable RCE via Prompt Injection in Project Files · Advisory · Hmbown/CodeWhale · GitHub

https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/security/advisories/GHSA-72w5-pf8h-xfp4
github_release Patch Available

v0.8.26

Patch available: Hmbown/DeepSeek-TUI v0.8.26

https://github.com/Hmbown/DeepSeek-TUI/releases/tag/v0.8.26

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45374(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
crates.io(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
deepseek-tui—0.8.26—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-45374?
CVE-2026-45374 is a critical vulnerability published on May 28, 2026. CodeWhale is a DeepSeek + MiMo coding agent in terminal. Prior to 0.8.26, the taskcreate tool spawns durable sub-agents that inherit two insecure defaults, allowshell defaults to true (config.rs:1499: self.allowshell.unwrapor(true)) and autoapprove defaults to true (taskmanager.rs:297: autoapprove:…
When was CVE-2026-45374 disclosed?
CVE-2026-45374 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 28, 2026, with the most recent update on May 30, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-45374 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-45374 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 82.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-45374?
CVE-2026-45374 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-45374?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-45374, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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