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. From 2.1.38 until 2.1.163, Claude Code's worktree handling allowed creation of worktrees named ".git" and navigation to worktrees outside the sandbox context, enabling git directory confusion attacks. By exploiting symlink manipulation and git fsmonitor execution during worktree operations, an attacker could overwrite files in the user's home directory (such as .zshenv), leading to code execution outside of seatbelt sandbox restrictions. Reliably exploiting this required the user to clone a malicious repository containing prompt injection content and run Claude Code against it. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.1.163.
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-55607
Source
GitHub_M
Published
Jun 29, 2026 at 14:04
Affected Product
Vendor
anthropics
Product
claude-code
Version
>= 2.1.38, < 2.1.163
Affected Versions
anthropics claude-code >= 2.1.38, < 2.1.163