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CVE-2025-54794: Claude Code Research Preview has a Path Restriction Bypass which could allow unauthorized file access

highCVSS 4.0 7.7GHSA-pmw4-pwvc-3hx2

Due to a path validation flaw using prefix matching instead of canonical path comparison, it was possible to bypass directory restrictions and access files outside the CWD. Successful exploitation depends on the presence of (or ability to create) a directory with the same prefix as the CWD and the ability to add untrusted content into a Claude Code context window.

Published Aug 4, 2025 · Updated Aug 5, 2025

Affected packages

@anthropic-ai/claude-code

Ecosystem
npm
Affected
< 0.2.111
Fixed in
0.2.111
Check
npm ls @anthropic-ai/claude-code

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Due to a path validation flaw using prefix matching instead of canonical path comparison, it was possible to bypass directory restrictions and access files outside the CWD. Successful exploitation depends on the presence of (or ability to create) a directory with the same prefix as the CWD and the ability to add untrusted content into a Claude Code context window.

Users on standard Claude Code auto-update received this fix automatically after release. Current users of Claude Code are unaffected, as versions prior to 1.0.24 are deprecated and have been forced to update.

Thank you to Elad Beber (Cymulate) for reporting this issue!

References

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