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CVE-2026-101131: Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision in deepseek-ai deepseek-harness

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-101131cvecve-2026-101131
Published: 09/28/2026 (09/28/2026, 18:30:14 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: deepseek-ai
Product: 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

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vuln. Confidentiality
Low
Vuln. Integrity
None
Vuln. Availability
None
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Affected software

deepseek-ai

deepseek-harness

Affected versions
=0.1.5-rc.0=0.1.5-rc.1=0.1.5-rc.2=0.1.5-rc.3
CPE configurations
cpe:2.3:a:deepseek-ai:deepseek-harness:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/28/2026, 19:18:07 UTC

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.

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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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