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GHSA-4vp2-6q8c-pvq2 @anthropic-ai/claude-code has an Insecure Temporary File in /copy Command that Enables Response Disclosure and Symlink-Based File Write
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-46406
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- @anthropic-ai/claude-code
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- 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
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200, CWE-377, CWE-59
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-25
Affected packages
• npm @anthropic-ai/claude-code: >= 2.1.59, < 2.1.128 → fixed in 2.1.128
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.
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Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-46406 Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. vulnerability