Critical severity · published Oct 16, 2026
CVE-2026-96620
Claude Agent SDK: Argument Injection via resume Option Allows Arbitrary Command Execution
9.2
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Claude Agent SDK is a Python SDK for Claude Code. Prior to 0.2.121, the resume option is passed to the Claude CLI as a separate token without validation, so a dash-leading value is parsed as an independent CLI flag. An attacker can inject the --mcp-config flag to define a stdio MCP server, causing arbitrary command execution at CLI startup outside the SDK permission controls. The issue is exploitable when an application passes untrusted input as the session ID to resume. This issue is fixed in version 0.2.121.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CL
claude-agent-sdk-python · anthropics
< 0.2.121 · source: vendor