CVE-2025-54794highBroken access control2025-08-04
CVE-2025-54794: Claude Code Research Preview has a Path Restriction Bypass which could allow unauthorized file access
Due to a path validation flaw using prefix matching instead of canonical path comparison, it was possible to bypass directory restrictions and access files outside the CWD.
What it is
Due to a path validation flaw using prefix matching instead of canonical path comparison, it was possible to bypass directory restrictions and access files outside the CWD. Successful exploitation depends on the presence of (or ability to create) a directory with the same prefix as the CWD and the ability to add untrusted content into a Claude Code context window.
Users on standard Claude Code auto-update received this fix automatically after release. Current users of Claude Code are unaffected, as versions prior to 1.0.24 are deprecated and have been forced to update.
How to check
- Affected: @anthropic-ai/claude-code (npm) < 0.2.111.
- Compare your installed version with the range above (command below).
How to fix
- Upgrade @anthropic-ai/claude-code to 0.2.111 or later.
npm ls @anthropic-ai/claude-code -g # or: claude --versionSources
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