Medium

@anthropic-ai/claude-code has an Insecure Temporary File in /copy Command that Enables Response Disclosure and Symlink-Based File Write

  • Disclosed: 25.06.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

The Claude Code /copy command wrote responses to a hardcoded, predictable path (/tmp/claude/response.md) without UID isolation, randomness, or symlink protection. The file was created world-readable (0644) in a world-traversable directory (0755), allowing any local user to read a privileged user's Claude response, which could contain secrets or credentials. Additionally, because the path was static and predictable, a local attacker could pre-create the directory and plant a symlink at the expected file path, causing the privileged process to follow the symlink and overwrite an attacker-chosen file with the response text. Exploiting this required a local unprivileged user on the same system and a privileged user to run the /copy command.

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

Claude Code thanks hackerone.com/c_h4ck_0 for reporting this issue.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package @anthropic-ai/claude-code >= 2.1.59, < 2.1.128 2.1.128

References

CVSS score -
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200, CWE-377, CWE-59
Platform
npm
Package
@anthropic-ai/claude-code
Disclosed
25.06.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-4vp2-6q8c-pvq2 - 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:
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    Medium CVE-2026-46406 >= 2.1.59, < 2.1.128 2.1.128
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