8.7
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-7574
Anthropic Claude Desktop Cowork VM Image Contents Not Validated Before Use
Description

Anthropic Claude Desktop Cowork VM image handling (confirmed across v1.1348.0 through v1.2278.0, including v1.1348.0, v1.1617.0, and v1.2278.0) validates only file presence and a version marker string before booting rootfs.img, but does not verify image content integrity at time-of-use. A local attacker with unprivileged code execution as the victim macOS user can modify the VM root filesystem image and have it trusted on subsequent Cowork VM boots, enabling persistent arbitrary code execution in the VM and access to host-mounted directories. The estimated CWE mapping is CWE-353 (Missing Support for Integrity Check).

INFO

Published Date :

June 24, 2026, 12:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 25, 2026, 7:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-7574 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS [email protected]
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 26969f82-7e87-44d8-9cb5-f6fb926ddd43
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Ensure VM images have content integrity checks enabled to prevent tampering.
  • Implement integrity checks for VM images.
  • Verify image content before booting.
  • Update Cowork VM software.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2026-7574 has a 2 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-2026-7574.

URL Resource
https://cfp.recon.cx/recon-2026/talk/DZUQYU/
https://takeonme.org/gcves/GCVE-1337-2026-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001110111111101011111111110000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001010
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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CVE-2026-7574

Shell

Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 25, 2026, 8:11 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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security cve exploit poc vulnerability

Updated: 2 days, 12 hours ago
7922 stars 1275 fork 1275 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 646 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2026-7574 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-7574 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.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jun. 24, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-7574', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-06-24T13:03:53.789182Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 24, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Anthropic', 'product': 'Claude Desktop Cowork', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '1.1348.0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '1.2278.0'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}]
    Added SSVC {'role': 'CNA', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'poc'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3'}
    Added Description Anthropic Claude Desktop Cowork VM image handling (confirmed across v1.1348.0 through v1.2278.0, including v1.1348.0, v1.1617.0, and v1.2278.0) validates only file presence and a version marker string before booting rootfs.img, but does not verify image content integrity at time-of-use. A local attacker with unprivileged code execution as the victim macOS user can modify the VM root filesystem image and have it trusted on subsequent Cowork VM boots, enabling persistent arbitrary code execution in the VM and access to host-mounted directories. The estimated CWE mapping is CWE-353 (Missing Support for Integrity Check).
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-353
    Added Reference https://cfp.recon.cx/recon-2026/talk/DZUQYU/
    Added Reference https://takeonme.org/gcves/GCVE-1337-2026-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001110111111101011111111110000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001010
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