CVE-2026-40068

high

Published 2026-05-05 · Modified 2026-05-08

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CVSS v3

8.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

7.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/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

VIR risk

8.8

Description

Claude Code: Trust Dialog Bypass via Git Worktree Spoofing Allows Arbitrary Code Execution

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

92%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
npm	@anthropic-ai/claude-code	`>=2.1.63,<2.1.84`	`2.1.84`
NPM	@anthropic-ai/claude-code	`>= 2.1.63, < 2.1.84`	`2.1.84`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
anthropic	claude_code	`{"startIncluding":"2.1.63","endExcluding":"2.1.84"}`	`2.1.84`

References

CWEs

CWE-20 CWE-77

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.