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CVE-2026-33068

Claude Code has a Workspace Trust Dialog Bypass via Repo-Controlled Settings File

Published: Mar 20, 2026Updated: Mar 24, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-807
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 74.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Versions prior to 2.1.53 resolved the permission mode from settings files, including the repo-controlled .claude/settings.json, before determining whether to display the workspace trust confirmation dialog. A malicious repository could set permissions.defaultMode to bypassPermissions in its committed .claude/settings.json, causing the trust dialog to be silently skipped on first open. This allowed a user to be placed into a permissive mode without seeing the trust confirmation prompt, making it easier for an attacker-controlled repository to gain tool execution without explicit user consent. This issue has been patched in version 2.1.53.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-807

Affected Products

claude codeanthropic
SaaS
AI / ML / llm-serving-inference
claude-codeanthropics
SaaS
AI / ML / llm-serving-inference
anthropiccommercialUSAI / MLaka claude
anthropicscommercialUSAI / MLaka claude-code, anthropic-sdk-python, anthropic-sdk-typescript

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/security/advisories/GHSA-mmgp-wc2j-qcv7
github.com

Timeline

Published
Mar 20, 2026
Last Updated
Mar 24, 2026

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