CVE-2025-59041 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-59041?

CVE-2025-59041 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2025-59041?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Anthropic Claude Code.

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Anthropic	Claude Code	< 1.0.105

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-94

References

https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/security/advisories/GHSA-j4h9-wv2m-wrfVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2025-59041?

CVE-2025-59041 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). 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 ...

How severe is CVE-2025-59041?

CVE-2025-59041 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-59041?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Anthropic Claude Code.