CVE-2025-59536
Claude Code's startup trust dialog could lead to Command Execution attack
Description
Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Versions before 1.0.111 were vulnerable to Code Injection due to a bug in the startup trust dialog implementation. Claude Code could be tricked to execute code contained in a project before the user accepted the startup trust dialog. Exploiting this requires a user to start Claude Code in an untrusted directory. Users on standard Claude Code auto-update will have received this fix automatically. Users performing manual updates are advised to update to the latest version. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.111.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 3, 2025, 7:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 23, 2025, 12:46 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Claude Code to the latest version.
- Ensure projects are started in trusted directories.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2025-59536 has a 87 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-59536.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/security/advisories/GHSA-4fgq-fpq9-mr3g | Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-59536 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-59536
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Security skill + automatic pre-check hook for Claude Code. Detects dangerous settings, credential leaks, MCP risks, and more.
Shell
Hardened hooks + permission policy for Claude Code
Python Shell
None
Claude Code リポジトリセキュリティ監査プラグイン（社内限定）
Python PowerShell Shell
Read-only safety scanner for Claude Code projects. Catches CVE-2025-59536, statusLine injection, prompt injection, and more.
Scan AI agents for security and policy risks with 180 checks for safer deployments
agent-skills agile ai-safety apple bypass-mode claude-code developer-tools github-copilot ios open-source safety software-architecture swift tool-poisoning tvos
Dockerfile Python Shell TypeScript
Meta Ads + Claude Code starter — manage your own Meta ad accounts via Claude Code with anti-ban guard rails, audit log, HITL flow, and a working dashboard ready for Meta App Review demo.
Shell Python TypeScript CSS JavaScript
Static-analysis scanner for AI-agent configurations (MCP servers, skills, agent permissions). Offline-by-default. SARIF/HTML/JSON output.
Go Shell Go Template
Read-only audit of a local developer machine for AI-agent-related security risks (Linux + macOS). Ten modules covering credentials, AI tool config, token scope, supply-chain compromise indicators, sessions, and history.
Shell
《Claude Code 完全指南》中文翻译 - 原文作者 @affaanmustafa
None
TypeScript
BE261 hackthon cmux
Python Shell
Open Autonomous Coding-agent Baseline — security framework for Claude Code autonomous mode. OWASP ASI 2026 + MITRE ATLAS mapped. Apache 2.0.
Shell JavaScript
Secure AI-generated code with MCP rules and tools for coding agents
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JavaScript TypeScript
Security gateway for MCP traffic. 5 built-in rules block prompt injection, credential leakage, path traversal, cross-repo exfiltration, and destructive commands. One pip install, zero config.
mcp security python proxy claude ai-agents prompt-injection self-hosted model-context-protocol llm-security ai-security cursor security-tools path-traversal credential-leakage
Python
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-59536 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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TheCyberThrone
Claude Code Security vs. OpenAI Codex Security – AI Arms Race
A Technical Comparison for AppSec Engineers | March 2026TL;DRBoth tools launched within two weeks of each other in early 2026. Both use LLM-driven reasoning to find and patch vulnerabilities beyond wh ... Read more
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CybersecurityNews
Claude Code Hacked to Achieve Full RCE and Hijacked Organization API keys
Claude Code Hacked RCE Hijacked Organization API keys Critical vulnerabilities in Anthropic’s Claude Code, an AI-powered command-line development tool. The flaws could allow attackers to achieve Remot ... Read more
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CybersecurityNews
New Claude Code Enables Remote Control of Your Terminal Session From Your Phone
Claude Code Remote Control From Phone Anthropic has launched a new “Remote Control” feature for its agentic terminal tool, Claude Code. His capability allows developers to start tasks in their local t ... Read more
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CybersecurityNews
Critical Claude Code Vulnerabilities Enables Remote Code Execution Attacks
Claude Code Vulnerabilities A critical security flaw in Anthropic’s Claude Code demonstrates how threat actors can exploit repository configuration files to execute malicious code and steal sensitive ... Read more
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The Register
Claude collaboration tools left the door wide open to remote code execution
Security vulnerabilities in Claude Code could have allowed attackers to remotely execute code on users' machines and steal API keys by injecting malicious configurations into repositories, and then wa ... Read more
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The Hacker News
Claude Code Flaws Allow Remote Code Execution and API Key Exfiltration
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security vulnerabilities in Anthropic's Claude Code, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistant, that could result in remote code execut ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-59536 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 23, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:anthropic:claude_code:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.111 Added Reference Type GitHub, Inc.: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/security/advisories/GHSA-4fgq-fpq9-mr3g Types: Vendor Advisory -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Versions before 1.0.111 were vulnerable to Code Injection due to a bug in the startup trust dialog implementation. Claude Code could be tricked to execute code contained in a project before the user accepted the startup trust dialog. Exploiting this requires a user to start Claude Code in an untrusted directory. Users on standard Claude Code auto-update will have received this fix automatically. Users performing manual updates are advised to update to the latest version. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.111. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-94 Added Reference https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/security/advisories/GHSA-4fgq-fpq9-mr3g