UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following Affecting @anthropic-ai/claude-code package, versions <2.1.7
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published8 Feb 2026
- disclosed6 Feb 2026
- creditOfir Hamam
Introduced: 6 Feb 2026
CVE-2026-25724 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade @anthropic-ai/claude-code to version 2.1.7 or higher.
Overview
@anthropic-ai/claude-code is an Use Claude, Anthropic's AI assistant, right from your terminal. Claude can understand your codebase, edit files, run terminal commands, and handle entire workflows for you.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following via the file access process. An attacker can access restricted files by leveraging symbolic links to bypass deny rules configured in settings.json.