CVE-2026-46406

Claude Code: Insecure Temporary File in /copy Command Enables Response Disclosure and Symlink-Based File Write

State
Published
Severity
4.4 Medium
Published
Jun 29, 2026
Updated
Jun 29, 2026
Reserved
May 13, 2026

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Description

Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. From 2.1.59 until 2.1.128, the Claude Code /copy command wrote responses to a hardcoded, predictable path (/tmp/claude/response.md) without UID isolation, randomness, or symlink protection. The file was created world-readable (0644) in a world-traversable directory (0755), allowing any local user to read a privileged user's Claude response, which could contain secrets or credentials. Additionally, because the path was static and predictable, a local attacker could pre-create the directory and plant a symlink at the expected file path, causing the privileged process to follow the symlink and overwrite an attacker-chosen file with the response text. Exploiting this required a local unprivileged user on the same system and a privileged user to run the /copy command. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.1.128.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.04.4 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-377 Insecure Temporary File

Affected Products

ProductVersions
claude-codeanthropics
  • >= 2.1.59, < 2.1.128Affected

References

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