GHSA-7835-87q9-rgvv

Suggest an improvement
Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7835-87q9-rgvv
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/07/GHSA-7835-87q9-rgvv/GHSA-7835-87q9-rgvv.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-7835-87q9-rgvv
Aliases
Published
2026-07-24T16:54:09Z
Modified
2026-07-24T17:01:27Z
Severity
  • 7.7 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
Claude Code: Sandbox Escape via Git Worktree Path Confusion Allows Unsandboxed Code Execution
Details

Claude Code's worktree handling allowed creation of worktrees named ".git" and navigation to worktrees outside the sandbox context, enabling git directory confusion attacks. By exploiting symlink manipulation and git fsmonitor execution during worktree operations, an attacker could overwrite files in the user's home directory (such as .zshenv), leading to code execution outside of seatbelt sandbox restrictions. Reliably exploiting this required the user to clone a malicious repository containing prompt injection content and run Claude Code against it.

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

Thank you to hackerone.com/metnew for reporting this issue.

Database specific
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-22",
        "CWE-59",
        "CWE-78"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2026-07-24T16:54:09Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2026-06-29T15:16:41Z",
    "severity":  "HIGH"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / @anthropic-ai/claude-code

Package

Name
@anthropic-ai/claude-code
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Purl
pkg:npm/%40anthropic-ai/claude-code

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
2.1.38
Fixed
2.1.163

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/07/GHSA-7835-87q9-rgvv/GHSA-7835-87q9-rgvv.json"