CVE-2026-33068

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

Published Mar 20, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mmgp-wc2j-qcv7 Claude Code has a Workspace Trust Dialog Bypass via Repo-Controlled Settings File
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Anthropic
Anthropic claude Code
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:anthropic:claude_code:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Anthropic
Anthropic claude Code
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Anthropics
Anthropics claude Code
Vendors & Products Anthropics
Anthropics claude Code
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Claude Code has a Workspace Trust Dialog Bypass via Repo-Controlled Settings File
Weaknesses CWE-807
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': '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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Mar 20, 2026, 1:48 PM
Reserved
Mar 17, 2026, 7:27 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 20, 2026, 9:16 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:36 AM