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'Agentic coding tools have access to everything they need for this': Security experts warn Claude Code can be exploited simply by trying to be helpful

Claude Tag.
  • Claude Code ran the dangerous command while treating it as routine recovery
  • A single fake error message triggered the entire hidden attack chain
  • Static scanners and firewalls saw nothing more than normal DNS resolution

Researchers at Mozilla's 0din team have shown how Claude Code can be manipulated into opening a hidden reverse shell on a developer's device.

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