GHSA-pmw4-pwvc-3hx2

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pmw4-pwvc-3hx2
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-pmw4-pwvc-3hx2/GHSA-pmw4-pwvc-3hx2.json
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https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-pmw4-pwvc-3hx2
Aliases
  • CVE-2025-54794
Published
2025-08-04T15:15:52Z
Modified
2025-08-05T17:10:27Z
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 Research Preview has a Path Restriction Bypass which could allow unauthorized file access
Details

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!

Database specific
{
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-08-05T01:15:41Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-08-04T15:15:52Z"
}
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
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2.111