CVE-2026-35020HIGH 8.4EPSS p29.5%

CVE-2026-35020CVE-2026-35020

Description

Anthropic Claude Code CLI and Claude Agent SDK contain an OS command injection vulnerability in the command lookup helper and deep-link terminal launcher that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands by manipulating the TERMINAL environment variable. Attackers can inject shell metacharacters into the TERMINAL variable which are interpreted by /bin/sh when the command lookup helper constructs and executes shell commands with shell=true. The vulnerability can be triggered during normal CLI execution as well as via the deep-link handler path, resulting in arbitrary command execution with the privileges of the user running the CLI.

Scoring

CVSS 3.18.4 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.11% probability of exploitation · percentile 29.5% · 2026-05-27
Published2026-04-06
Last modified2026-04-29

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-78

References

  1. https://phoenix.security/critical-ci-cd-nightmare-3-command-injection-flaws-in-claude-code-cli-allow-credential-exfiltration/
  2. https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/anthropic-claude-code-agent-sdk-os-command-injection-via-terminal-environment-variable

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')cwe-780%live

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