CVE-2026-46406CWE-200CWE-377CWE-59

Claude Code: Insecure Temporary File in /copy Command Enables Response Disclosure and Symlink-Based File Write

Medium · published June 29, 2026

CVSS v4.0
4.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. From 2.1.59 until 2.1.128, the Claude Code /copy command wrote responses to a hardcoded, predictable path (/tmp/claude/response.md) without UID isolation, randomness, or symlink protection. The file was created world-readable (0644) in a world-traversable directory (0755), allowing any local user to read a privileged user's Claude response, which could contain secrets or credentials. Additionally, because the path was static and predictable, a local attacker could pre-create the directory and plant a symlink at the expected file path, causing the privileged process to follow the symlink and overwrite an attacker-chosen file with the response text. Exploiting this required a local unprivileged user on the same system and a privileged user to run the /copy command. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.1.128.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
4.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00154 · 4.1th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor; CWE-377 · Insecure Temporary File; CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published
2026-06-29T14:03Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 JUN 14:03Z
    Claude Code: Insecure Temporary File in /copy Command Enables Response Disclosure and Symlink-Based File Write
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