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GHSA-q5hj-mxqh-vv77

Claude Code: Trust Dialog Bypass via Git Worktree Spoofing Allows Arbitrary Code Execution

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) High CVE-2026-40068

Packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
npm @anthropic-ai/claude-code >= 2.1.63, < 2.1.84 2.1.84

Details

As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).

Claude Code used the git worktree `commondir` file when determining folder trust but did not validate its contents. By crafting a repository with a `commondir` file pointing to a path the victim had previously trusted, an attacker could bypass the trust dialog and immediately execute malicious hooks defined in `.claude/settings.json`. Exploiting this required the victim to clone a malicious repository and run Claude Code within it, and for the attacker to know or guess a path the victim had already trusted. 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/masato_anzai](https://hackerone.com/masato_anzai) for reporting this issue.

References

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