CVE-2026-45311
CodeWhale test runner can execute arbitrary code during cargo test.
Is CVE-2026-45311 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-45311 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-45311?
CVE-2026-45311 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.6. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-45311?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-45311. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-45311 affect?
CVE-2026-45311 affects CodeWhale DeepSeek, CodeWhale MiMo, CI/dev environments with auto-approval tests. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-45311?
Upgrade to 0.8.23+; consider disabling auto-approval if necessary.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Auto-approved cargo test can execute shell commands, exfiltrate credentials, or persist in malicious repos.
Patch when possible
- affected>= 0.3.0 and < 0.8.23
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.