Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Versions prior to 2.1.53 resolved the permission mode from settings files, including the repo-controlled .claude/settings.json, before determining whether to display the workspace trust confirmation dialog. A malicious repository could set permissions.defaultMode to bypassPermissions in its committed .claude/settings.json, causing the trust dialog to be silently skipped on first open. This allowed a user to be placed into a permissive mode without seeing the trust confirmation prompt, making it easier for an attacker-controlled repository to gain tool execution without explicit user consent. This issue has been patched in version 2.1.53.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mmgp-wc2j-qcv7 Claude Code has a Workspace Trust Dialog Bypass via Repo-Controlled Settings File
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Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Anthropics
Anthropics claude Code
Vendors & Products Anthropics
Anthropics claude Code

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:30:00 +0000

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Description Claude Code is an agentic coding tool. Versions prior to 2.1.53 resolved the permission mode from settings files, including the repo-controlled .claude/settings.json, before determining whether to display the workspace trust confirmation dialog. A malicious repository could set permissions.defaultMode to bypassPermissions in its committed .claude/settings.json, causing the trust dialog to be silently skipped on first open. This allowed a user to be placed into a permissive mode without seeing the trust confirmation prompt, making it easier for an attacker-controlled repository to gain tool execution without explicit user consent. This issue has been patched in version 2.1.53.
Title Claude Code has a Workspace Trust Dialog Bypass via Repo-Controlled Settings File
Weaknesses CWE-807
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-20T13:48:36.014Z

Reserved: 2026-03-17T19:27:06.343Z

Link: CVE-2026-33068

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-20T13:48:31.483Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-20T09:16:15.017

Modified: 2026-03-20T13:37:50.737

Link: CVE-2026-33068

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-20T16:27:44Z

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