What is CVE-2026-25724?

CVE-2026-25724 is a high-severity vulnerability in Anthropic Claude_code, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-02-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-25724?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Anthropic Claude_code

CVE-2026-25724

Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Prior to version 2.1.7, Claude Code failed to strictly enforce deny rules configured in settings.json when accessing files through symbolic links. If a user explicitly denied Claude Code access to a f…

EPSS: 0.004 (30.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Anthropic Claude_code
Anthropics Claude-code — versions < 2.1.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-25724?: CVE-2026-25724 is a high-severity vulnerability in Anthropic Claude_code, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-25724?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.