CVE 7.7 HIGH

Claude Code Vulnerable to Command Injection via Piped sed Command Bypasses File Write Restrictions_CVE-2026-25723

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 2.0.55, Claude Code failed to properly validate commands using piped sed operations with the echo command, allowing attackers to bypass file write restrictions. This vulnerability enabled writing to sensitive directories like the .claude folder and paths outside the project scope. Exploiting this required the ability to execute commands through Claude Code with the "accept edits" feature enabled. This issue has been patched in version 2.0.55.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-25723
Source GitHub_M
Published Feb 6, 2026 at 17:52
Modified Feb 6, 2026 at 18:40

Affected Product

Vendor anthropics
Product claude-code
Version < 2.0.55
Affected Versions anthropics claude-code < 2.0.55

CWE Classification

References

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