CVE-2026-103435 Claude Code - Race Condition

Claude Code contains a race condition TOCTOU vulnerability caused by re-resolving file paths without repeated validation, letting attackers with write access to the workspace redirect writes to arbitrary files outside the sandbox.

CVSS base score 7.7 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.25% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Race Condition
Impact
Privilege Escalation, Data Tampering
CVSS 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/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
Published
7 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-22

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with the fix applied.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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