CVE-2026-101131: Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision in deepseek-ai deepseek-harness
A vulnerability was identified in deepseek-ai deepseek-harness up to 0.1.5-rc.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the file packages/e2b/e2b/src/index.ts of the component dsh. The manipulation of the argument E2B_API_KEY leads to reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects deepseek-ai deepseek-harness up to version 0.1.5-rc.3. It arises from the manipulation of the E2B_API_KEY argument, leading to a security decision that improperly trusts unvalidated input. The issue is located in an unknown function within packages/e2b/e2b/src/index.ts of the dsh component. Exploitation requires local access privileges. The exploit code is publicly available. The vendor was notified but has not provided any response or remediation.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access can manipulate the E2B_API_KEY argument to influence a security decision based on untrusted input. This could potentially lead to unauthorized actions or privilege escalation within the affected component. However, the exact impact details beyond reliance on untrusted input are not specified. No known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available, and the vendor has not responded to the disclosure. Users should restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for any suspicious activity involving the E2B_API_KEY. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance if it becomes available.
CVE-2026-101131: Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision in deepseek-ai deepseek-harness
Description
A vulnerability was identified in deepseek-ai deepseek-harness up to 0.1.5-rc.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the file packages/e2b/e2b/src/index.ts of the component dsh. The manipulation of the argument E2B_API_KEY leads to reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
CVSS v4.0
Score 4.8medium
Affected software
deepseek-ai
deepseek-harness
cpe:2.3:a:deepseek-ai:deepseek-harness:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects deepseek-ai deepseek-harness up to version 0.1.5-rc.3. It arises from the manipulation of the E2B_API_KEY argument, leading to a security decision that improperly trusts unvalidated input. The issue is located in an unknown function within packages/e2b/e2b/src/index.ts of the dsh component. Exploitation requires local access privileges. The exploit code is publicly available. The vendor was notified but has not provided any response or remediation.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access can manipulate the E2B_API_KEY argument to influence a security decision based on untrusted input. This could potentially lead to unauthorized actions or privilege escalation within the affected component. However, the exact impact details beyond reliance on untrusted input are not specified. No known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available, and the vendor has not responded to the disclosure. Users should restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for any suspicious activity involving the E2B_API_KEY. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance if it becomes available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-28T07:14:06.791Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abab9fff7a7c54106139f0f
Added to database: 09/28/2026, 19:03:27 UTC
Last enriched: 09/28/2026, 19:18:07 UTC
Last updated: 09/29/2026, 02:45:58 UTC
Views: 10
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