# CVE-2026-47091: Claude HUD 0.0.12 Path Traversal via transcript\_path

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-05-18 · Updated: 2026-07-14

## Affected

- jarrodwatts claude-hud: through 0.0.12

## Description

Claude HUD through 0.0.12, patched in commit 234d9aa, contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to read arbitrary files by supplying an unvalidated transcript_path value via stdin JSON. Attackers can access any file readable by the process and the file metadata is written to a persistent cache file with insufficient permissions, creating a forensic record of accessed paths that survives process exit.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/jarrodwatts/claude-hud/issues/485
- https://github.com/jarrodwatts/claude-hud/pull/487
- https://github.com/jarrodwatts/claude-hud/commit/234d9aad919b51326a43bcf90b45ae35c23afc30
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/claude-hud-path-traversal-via-transcript-path

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