CVE-2026-40068

Published: Mag 05, 2026 Last Modified: Mag 05, 2026
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Google Dorks:
HIGH 7,7
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: passive
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A

Description

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In versions 2.1.63 through 2.1.83 of Claude Code, the folder trust determination logic used the git worktree commondir file without validating its contents. An attacker could craft a malicious repository with a commondir file pointing to a path the victim had previously trusted, causing Claude Code to bypass its trust confirmation dialog and immediately execute hooks defined in `.claude/settings.json`. Exploitation requires the victim to clone the malicious repository and run Claude Code within it, and the attacker must know or guess a path the victim had already trusted. This issue has been fixed in version 2.1.84.

20

Improper Input Validation

Stable
Abstraction: Class Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Availability Confidentiality Integrity
Potential Impacts:
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu) Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory) Read Memory Read Files Or Directories Modify Memory Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: AI/ML
Likelihood of Exploit: High
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77

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

Draft
Abstraction: Class Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity Confidentiality Availability
Potential Impacts:
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: AI/ML
Likelihood of Exploit: High
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https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/security/advisori…
https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/security/advisories/GHSA-q5hj-mxqh-vv…