Claude Code has a potential poisoning attack risk: malicious configuration files or silent code execution can be enabled

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Deep Tide TechFlow news: On July 18, Yu Xuan, the founder of SlowMist, reposted a tweet by Claude Code that pointed out the potential risk of poisoning attacks. The tweet said attackers may execute arbitrary commands without users’ knowledge by configuring malicious project files, thereby stealing API keys, cloud credentials, or gaining control of local devices. Researchers constructed a test environment and found that on macOS systems, if Claude Code is compromised, running a specific test command can trigger the local calculator to launch, demonstrating a potential command-execution risk. If the attack is successful, attackers may further steal AI service API keys such as Claude and OpenAI, causing account fee losses; obtain cloud service credentials from AWS, Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, and others to access servers and data; tamper with code repositories by implanting backdoors; and use local devices as a springboard to attack companies’ internal networks.
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