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GHSA-MMGP-WC2J-QCV7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-19 12:42 – Updated: 2026-03-20 21:24

Summary

Claude Code has a Workspace Trust Dialog Bypass via Repo-Controlled Settings File

Details

Claude Code resolved the permission mode from settings files, including the repo-controlled .claude/settings.json, before determining whether to display the workspace trust confirmation dialog. A malicious repository could set permissions.defaultMode to bypassPermissions in its committed .claude/settings.json, causing the trust dialog to be silently skipped on first open. This allowed a user to be placed into a permissive mode without seeing the trust confirmation prompt, making it easier for an attacker-controlled repository to gain tool execution without explicit user consent.

Users on standard Claude Code auto-update have received this fix already. Users performing manual updates are advised to update to the latest version.

Thank you to hackerone.com/cantina_xyz for reporting this issue.

Severity

7.7 (High)


                  
                    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

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        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "@anthropic-ai/claude-code"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
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              "fixed": "2.1.53"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-33068"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
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      "CWE-807"
    ],
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-19T12:42:09Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-20T09:16:15Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Claude Code resolved the permission mode from settings files, including the repo-controlled `.claude/settings.json`, before determining whether to display the workspace trust confirmation dialog. A malicious repository could set `permissions.defaultMode` to `bypassPermissions` in its committed `.claude/settings.json`, causing the trust dialog to be silently skipped on first open. This allowed a user to be placed into a permissive mode without seeing the trust confirmation prompt, making it easier for an attacker-controlled repository to gain tool execution without explicit user consent.\n\nUsers on standard Claude Code auto-update have received this fix already. Users performing manual updates are advised to update to the latest version.\n\nThank you to hackerone.com/cantina_xyz for reporting this issue.",
  "id": "GHSA-mmgp-wc2j-qcv7",
  "modified": "2026-03-20T21:24:19Z",
  "published": "2026-03-19T12:42:09Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/security/advisories/GHSA-mmgp-wc2j-qcv7"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33068"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code"
    }
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      "score": "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",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Claude Code has a Workspace Trust Dialog Bypass via Repo-Controlled Settings File"
}

CVE-2026-33068 (GCVE-0-2026-33068)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-20 08:17 – Updated: 2026-03-20 13:48

Title

Claude Code has a Workspace Trust Dialog Bypass via Repo-Controlled Settings File

Summary

Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Versions prior to 2.1.53 resolved the permission mode from settings files, including the repo-controlled .claude/settings.json, before determining whether to display the workspace trust confirmation dialog. A malicious repository could set permissions.defaultMode to bypassPermissions in its committed .claude/settings.json, causing the trust dialog to be silently skipped on first open. This allowed a user to be placed into a permissive mode without seeing the trust confirmation prompt, making it easier for an attacker-controlled repository to gain tool execution without explicit user consent. This issue has been patched in version 2.1.53.

Severity

7.7 (High)


                        
                          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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-03-20 13:48 UTC

CWE

CWE-807 - Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/securit…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
anthropics	claude-code	Affected: < 2.1.53

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