Claude Code is an agentic coding tool.
Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Prior to 2.1.251, the Edit tool validates a target using pathname and symlink resolution that is not bound to the underlying directory inode or file descriptor. On macOS, attacker-controlled code running in the Bash sandbox can atomically replace an in-workspace parent directory with a symlink after validation, causing the unsandboxed Edit implementation to overwrite a user-writable file outside the workspace. Exploitation requires attacker-controlled code to run inside the sandbox, such as from a malicious repository or dependency script. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.251.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- Anthropics
- Product
- claude-code
- CVSS v4.0
- 7.7 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Fix
- available
- Weakness
- CWE-59, CWE-367
- Exposure class
- Operating system, AI infrastructure
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Why it ranks 41 (Notable)
- CVSS v4.0 7.7 high
- Product class: operating system, AI infrastructure
- Widely deployed vendor product (Anthropics)
- Fix available
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0) (nvd.nist.gov)
- CVE-2026-88968 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia