[BUG] wildcard permission should not allow unrelated commands

Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Feb 19, 2026 by rolznz Closed Mar 20, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

"Bash(cat:*)" in permissions.allow seems to allow something like "cat && unsafe-command-here"

What Should Happen?

"Bash(cat:*)" should not allow "unsafe-command-here" unless that is also in the allow permissions.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

This is dependent on the AI picking what commands to do. Recently it seems to run multiple unrelated commands together to save time.

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.47 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

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