CVE 7.7 HIGH

Claude Code Vulnerable to Command Injection via Directory Change Bypasses Write Protection_CVE-2026-25722

7.7 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Prior to version 2.0.57, Claude Code failed to properly validate directory changes when combined with write operations to protected folders. By using the cd command to navigate into sensitive directories like .claude, it was possible to bypass write protection and create or modify files without user confirmation. Reliably exploiting this required the ability to add untrusted content into a Claude Code context window. This issue has been patched in version 2.0.57.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-25722
Source GitHub_M
Published Feb 6, 2026 at 17:52
Modified Feb 6, 2026 at 18:42

Affected Product

Vendor anthropics
Product claude-code
Version < 2.0.57
Affected Versions anthropics claude-code < 2.0.57

CWE Classification

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