High

Claude Code Vulnerable to Command Injection via Piped sed Command Bypasses File Write Restrictions

  • Disclosed: 06.02.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

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.

Users on standard Claude Code auto-update received this fix automatically. Users performing manual updates are advised to update to the latest version.

Claude Code thanks hackerone.com/nil221 for reporting this issue!

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package @anthropic-ai/claude-code < 2.0.55 2.0.55

References

CVSS score -
CVSS vector
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
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20, CWE-78
Platform
npm
Package
@anthropic-ai/claude-code
Disclosed
06.02.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-mhg7-666j-cqg4 - 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
Severity:
  1. Claude Code Vulnerable to Command Injection via Piped sed Command Bypasses File Write Restrictions this entry
    High CVE-2026-25723 < 2.0.55 2.0.55
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