High

Claude Code vulnerable to arbitrary code execution caused by maliciously configured git email

  • Disclosed: 10.09.2025
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

At startup, Claude Code constructed a shell command that interpolated the value of git config user.email from the current workspace. If an attacker controlled the repository’s Git config (e.g., via a malicious .git/config) and set user.email to a crafted payload, the unescaped interpolation could trigger arbitrary command execution before the user accepted the workspace-trust dialog. The issue affects versions prior to 1.0.105. The fix in 1.0.105 avoids executing commands built from untrusted configuration and properly validates/escapes inputs.

  • Patches: Update to @anthropic-ai/claude-code 1.0.105 or later.
  • Workarounds: Open only trusted workspaces and inspect repository .git/config before launch; avoid inheriting untrusted Git configuration values.

Thank you to the NVIDIA AI Red Team for reporting this issue!

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package @anthropic-ai/claude-code < 1.0.105 1.0.105

References

CVSS score -
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-78, CWE-94
Platform
npm
Package
@anthropic-ai/claude-code
Disclosed
10.09.2025
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-j4h9-wv2m-wrf7 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: @anthropic-ai/claude-code

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (29) in the archive
Total entries
29
First → latest
06.2025 10.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 23
  • Medium 4
  • Low 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2025: 13
  2. 2026: 16
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