Claude Code failed to account for symlinks when checking permission deny rules. If a user explicitly denied Claude Code access to a file and Claude Code had access to a symlink pointing to that file, it was possible for Claude Code to access the file.
Users on standard Claude Code auto-update will have received this fix automatically. Users performing manual updates are advised to update to the latest version.
Thank you to https://hackerone.com/vinai for reporting this issue!
{
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-61"
],
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-10-03T14:17:58Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-03T20:15:33Z",
"severity": "LOW",
"github_reviewed": true
}