Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 10, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-59041

Description

Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. At startup, Claude Code executed a command templated in with git config user.email. Prior to version 1.0.105, a maliciously configured user email in git could be used to trigger arbitrary code execution before a user accepted the workspace trust dialog. Users on standard Claude Code auto-update will have received this fix automatically. Users performing manual updates are advised to update to version 1.0.105 or the latest version.

AI Insight

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
@anthropic-ai/claude-codenpm	< 1.0.105	1.0.105

Affected products

ghsa-coords
pkg:npm/%40anthropic-ai/claude-code
Range: < 1.0.105
Anthropic/Claude Codev5
Range: < 1.0.105

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-j4h9-wv2m-wrf7ghsaADVISORY
github.com/anthropics/claude-code/security/advisories/GHSA-j4h9-wv2m-wrf7nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59041ghsaADVISORY
www.npmjs.com/package/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/v/1.0.105ghsaWEB

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Severity

CriticalCVSS v3.1

9.8/ 10

CVSS v48.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Vector

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

Affected

Source repo: github.com/anthropics/claude-code

EPSS

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

0.51%

VYPR risk score

Composite of severity, exploitation, and reach.

0.64high

cvss	0.637
epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000

Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVE ID

CVE-2025-59041