Vulnerability · CVE-2026-25725
Claude Code is an agentic coding tool.
Published Feb 6, 2026 · catalog updated Feb 6, 2026 · Claude Code is an
Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-25725. EPSS is 0.53%. Act only if a listed version of Claude Code is an is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Claude Code is an).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- High7.7
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.53%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- vendor anthropics claude-code < 2.1.2
Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Prior to version 2.1.2, Claude Code's bubblewrap sandboxing mechanism failed to properly protect the .claude/settings.json configuration file when it did not exist at startup. While the parent directory was mounted as writable and .claude/settings.local.json was explicitly protected with read-only constraints, settings.json was not protected if it was missing. This allowed malicious code running inside the sandbox to create this file and inject persistent hooks (such as SessionStart commands) that would execute with host privileges when Claude Code was re
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
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- vendor anthropics claude-code < 2.1.2< 2.1.2
How to fix CVE-2026-25725
Upgrade
CVE-2026-25725 lists a fix boundary at 2.1.2. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.
Version check
Affected < 2.1.2
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-25725. EPSS is 0.53%. Act only if a listed version of Claude Code is an is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with anthropics claude-code < 2.1.2 < 2.1.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.53%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Feb 6, 2026 · EUVD
Detected
Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Prior to version 2.1.2, Claude Code's bubblewrap sandboxing mechanism failed to properly protect the .claude/settings.json configuration file when it did not exist at startup. While the parent directory was mounted as writable and .claude/settings.local.json was explicitly protected with read-only constraints, settings.json was not protected if it was missing
Feb 6, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Prior to version 2.1.2, Claude Code's bubblewrap sandboxing mechanism failed to properly protect the .claude/settings.json configuration file when it did not exist at startup. While the parent directory was mounted as writable and .claude/settings.local.json was explicitly protected with read-only constraints, settings.json was not protected if it was missing
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-25725
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-25725
30-day exploitation probability 0.53%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-5616
Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Prior to version 2.1.2, Claude Code's bubblewrap sandboxing mechanism failed to properly protect the .claude/settings.json configuration file when it did not exist at startup. While the parent directory was mounted as writable and .claude/se
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References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSNov 4, 2026
- CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
- EUVDNov 3, 2026