CVE-2026-21852

HIGH

7.5

Description

Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Prior to version 2.0.65, vulnerability in Claude Code's project-load flow allowed malicious repositories to exfiltrate data including Anthropic API keys before users confirmed trust. An attacker-controlled repository could include a settings file that sets ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to an attacker-controlled endpoint and when the repository was opened, Claude Code would read the configuration and immediately issue API requests before showing the trust prompt, potentially leaking the user's API keys. Users on standard Claude Code auto-update have received this fix already. Users performing manual updates are advised to update to version 2.0.65, which contains a patch, or to the latest version.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published1/21/2026

Last Modified2/2/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

anthropic:claude_code

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-522

References

https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/security/advisories/GHSA-jh7p-qr78-84p7(security-advisories@github.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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