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Medium · 5.8 CVE-2026-34452 EUVD-2026-17681GHSA-w828-4qhx-vxx3PYSEC-2026-2115

Claude SDK for Python: Memory Tool Path Validation Race Condition Allows Sandbox Escape

Published Mar 31, 2026 · Updated Apr 3, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

The Claude SDK for Python provides access to the Claude API from Python applications. From version 0.86.0 to before version 0.87.0, the async local filesystem memory tool in the Anthropic Python SDK validated that model-supplied paths resolved inside the sandboxed memory directory, but then returned the unresolved path for subsequent file operations. A local attacker able to write to the memory directory could retarget a symlink between validation and use, causing reads or writes to escape the sandbox. The synchronous memory tool implementation was not affected. This issue has been patched in version 0.87.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
anthropics anthropic-sdk-python >= 0.86.0, < 0.87.0 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling open-webui 0.8.12-r3 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI anthropic >= 0.86.0, < 0.87.0 0.87.0 GHSA-w828-4qhx-vxx3

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