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High nvd · CVE-2026-88968

CVE-2026-88968: Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Prior to 2.1.251, the Edit tool validates a target using pathname and symlink res

Published Nov 3, 2026 CVSS 7.7

Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Prior to 2.1.251, the Edit tool validates a target using pathname and symlink resolution that is not bound to the underlying directory inode or file descriptor. On macOS, attacker-controlled code running in the Bash sandbox can atomically replace an in-workspace parent directory with a symlink after validation, causing the unsandboxed Edit implementation to overwrite a user-writable file outside the workspace. Exploitation requires attacker-controlled code to run inside the sandbox, such as from a malicious repository or dependency script. This issue is fixed in version 2.1.251.

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