Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Prior to version 2.1.7, Claude Code failed to strictly enforce deny rules configured in settings.json when accessing files through symbolic links. If a user explicitly denied Claude Code access to a file (such as /etc/passwd) and Claude Code had access to a symbolic link pointing to that file, it was possible for Claude Code to read the restricted file through the symlink without triggering deny rule enforcement. This issue has been patched in version 2.1.7.
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| Description | Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Prior to version 2.1.7, Claude Code failed to strictly enforce deny rules configured in settings.json when accessing files through symbolic links. If a user explicitly denied Claude Code access to a file (such as /etc/passwd) and Claude Code had access to a symbolic link pointing to that file, it was possible for Claude Code to read the restricted file through the symlink without triggering deny rule enforcement. This issue has been patched in version 2.1.7. | |
| Title | Claude Code Has Permission Deny Bypass Through Symbolic Links | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-285 CWE-61 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-06T19:23:48.894Z
Reserved: 2026-02-05T16:48:00.426Z
Link: CVE-2026-25724
Updated: 2026-02-06T19:23:44.581Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-02-06T18:16:00.037
Modified: 2026-02-06T18:16:00.037
Link: CVE-2026-25724
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