Auth bypass in Anthropic Claude_code

CVE-2025-59828

Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Prior to Claude Code version 1.0.39, when using Claude Code with Yarn versions 2.0+, Yarn plugins are auto-executed when running yarn --version. This could lead to a bypass of the directory trust dial…

EPSS: 0.003 (26.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-59828?
CVE-2025-59828 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Anthropic Claude_code, classified under Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-09-24.
How severe is CVE-2025-59828?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-59828 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.