anthropics/claude-code · Security
@anthropic-ai/claude-code has an Insecure Temporary File in /copy Command that Enables Response Disclosure and Symlink-Based File Write
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-4vp2-6q8c-pvq2
- CVE ID
- CVE-2026-46406
- Severity
- medium
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS v4
- 4.4 · 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
Description
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.
CWEs
- CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
- CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
- CWE-377 · Insecure Temporary File