CVE-2026-88066

Claude Desktop: Uncontrolled Search Path Enables Arbitrary Code Execution via Malicious Git Executable

Published Nov 3, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Claude Desktop is Anthropic's desktop application for interacting with Claude. Prior to 1.8089.0, Claude Desktop on Windows invokes git.exe through uv_spawn without an absolute path, allowing Windows search-path resolution to select a malicious git.exe placed in the opened project's current working directory before the intended system executable. Opening an attacker-controlled or shared repository can therefore execute the substituted program with the user's privileges. This issue is fixed in version 1.8089.0.

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Metrics ssvc

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

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First Time appeared Anthropics
Anthropics claude Code
Vendors & Products Anthropics
Anthropics claude Code
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Description Claude Desktop is Anthropic's desktop application for interacting with Claude. Prior to 1.8089.0, Claude Desktop on Windows invokes git.exe through uv_spawn without an absolute path, allowing Windows search-path resolution to select a malicious git.exe placed in the opened project's current working directory before the intended system executable. Opening an attacker-controlled or shared repository can therefore execute the substituted program with the user's privileges. This issue is fixed in version 1.8089.0.
Title Claude Desktop: Uncontrolled Search Path Enables Arbitrary Code Execution via Malicious Git Executable
Weaknesses CWE-427
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 9, 2026, 3:46 PM
Reserved
Sep 9, 2026, 9:22 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 3, 2026, 8:18 PM
Modified
Nov 9, 2026, 4:17 PM