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High · 7.7 CVE-2026-40068 EUVD-2026-27502GHSA-q5hj-mxqh-vv77

Claude Code arbitrary code execution via git worktree commondir trust dialog bypass

Published May 5, 2026 · Updated May 6, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

In versions 2.1.63 through 2.1.83 of Claude Code, the folder trust determination logic used the git worktree commondir file without validating its contents. An attacker could craft a malicious repository with a commondir file pointing to a path the victim had previously trusted, causing Claude Code to bypass its trust confirmation dialog and immediately execute hooks defined in `.claude/settings.json`. Exploitation requires the victim to clone the malicious repository and run Claude Code within it, and the attacker must know or guess a path the victim had already trusted. This issue has been fixed in version 2.1.84.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
anthropics claude-code >= 2.1.63, < 2.1.84 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm @anthropic-ai/claude-code >= 2.1.63, < 2.1.84 2.1.84 GHSA-q5hj-mxqh-vv77

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