CVE-2026-33068
Claude Code has a Workspace Trust Dialog Bypass via Repo-Controlled Settings File
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.7 High
- Published
- Mar 20, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 20, 2026
- Reserved
- Mar 17, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 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 | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-807 Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
claude-codeanthropics |
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References
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