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CVE-2026-46406

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS 4.0
Description
Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. From 2.1.59 until 2.1.128, 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. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.1.128.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-46406
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Reserved
2026-05-13 21:04 UTC
Published
2026-06-29 14:03 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-29 15:26 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-59
CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link F…
Vendor / Product
anthropics / claude-code
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

4.4 MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
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
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Tech. Impact
partial
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
anthropics claude-code >= 2.1.59, < 2.1.128
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-200 cna CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-377 cna CWE-377: Insecure Temporary File
CWE-59 cna CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
4.4 MEDIUM 4.0 cna 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
References (1)
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