CVE-2025-59829
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CVE-2025-59829 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Versions below 1.0.120 failed to account for symlinks when checking permission deny rules. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Versions below 1.0.120 failed to account for symlinks when checking permission deny rules. If a user explicitly denied Claude Code access to a file and Claude Code had access to a symlink pointing to that file, it was possible for Claude Code to access the file. Users on standard Claude Code auto-update will have received this fix automatically. Users performing manual updates are advised to update to the latest version. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.120.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | Claude Code | < 1.0.120 |
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