Arbitrary file write via git_show option injection
Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 2026
Argument injection in the git_show tool in Hmbown CodeWhale before 0.8.64 allows attackers to overwrite files via a crafted rev value. The tool appends the model-supplied rev string to the git show argument vector without semantic validation or an end-of-options separator, so option-shaped input such as --output=/path is parsed by Git as a flag and redirects output into an attacker-chosen file. Exploitation requires a malicious repository and prompt injection to induce an auto-approved tool call, after which files writable by the invoking user, including shell or SSH configuration files, can be clobbered without a confirmation prompt.
Summary
What happened
Argument injection in the git_show tool in Hmbown CodeWhale before 0.8.64 allows attackers to overwrite files via a crafted rev value. The tool appends the model-supplied rev string to the git show argument vector without semantic validation or an end-of-options separator, so option-shaped input such as --output=/path is parsed by Git as a flag and redirects output into an attacker-chosen file. Exploitation requires a malicious repository and prompt injection to induce an auto-approved tool call, after which files writable by the invoking user, including shell or SSH configuration files, can be clobbered without a confirmation prompt.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-75913
- Published
- Aug 18, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- Vendor
- Hmbown
- Product
- CodeWhale
- Classifications
- CWE-73, T1565.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0.3.27 <0.8.41
- Affected versionversion=0.8.41 <0.8.64
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What is affected?
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- GitHub advisory proof of concept for git_show --output overwriteproof of concept · demonstrated
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