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Claude Code Windows Config Vulnerability Patched by Anthropic

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A security vulnerability, CVE-2026-35603, has been identified in Claude Code on Windows, allowing local users to potentially execute arbitrary code. The issue stemmed from Claude Code loading its configuration file from a world-writable folder, enabling a standard user to place a malicious configuration that would run with the privileges of the next user launching the application. Anthropic has since patched the vulnerability in version 2.1.75 by moving the configuration to a protected directory. AI

IMPACT This vulnerability highlights the need for rigorous security practices in AI tooling, especially on shared systems.

RANK_REASON This is a security vulnerability fix for a specific software product, not a frontier release or significant industry event.

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Claude Code Windows Config Vulnerability Patched by Anthropic

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  1. dev.to — Claude Code tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Ramdai Bista ·

    Claude Code Loaded Windows Config From a World-Writable Folder — CVE-2026-35603

    <p>Not every entry in this database is a critical data-loss story. This one is a Moderate-severity, already-patched CVE — worth documenting precisely because the corpus should reflect the full range, not just the worst incidents.</p> <h2> What happened </h2> <p>Security researche…

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