[Bug][cyber] Safety block halted authorized DUML/USB firmware analysis on owned consumer drone hardware (req_011CcUBFqhJcvDBDuEgVegwF)

Triage: kind cyber · domain general · severity session-halted (blocked authorized work) · reproducible: yes — server-side via the Request ID(s) below

Type: Cybersecurity safety-filter false positive · Work domain (heuristic): general

Why this is a false positive

Done.

This security block fires on a routine reverse-engineering and hardware-interfacing task that falls squarely within standard, authorized device-research practice: inspecting firmware and communicating with a physically owned device over its native USB protocol to understand and modify its behavior. No exploitation of third-party systems, no unauthorized access, and no harm to others is involved—only local analysis of hardware in the operator's own possession. The "cybersecurity topic" classification appears to trigger on protocol and firmware keywords rather than on any genuinely harmful intent or capability, making this a false positive on legitimate, in-scope work.

A server-side safety/policy block fired during authorized, in-scope work in Claude Code. Filing as a false positive. Recurred 1× across 1 session(s); first seen 2026-06-27T17:42:36.137Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011CcUBFqhJcvDBDuEgVegwF (2026-06-27T17:42:36.137Z)

In-scope justification

False positive — in-scope, authorized security work; not out of scope. Filed automatically by claudit.

Block message

API Error: Opus 4.8's safeguards flagged this message for a cybersecurity topic. If your work requires this access, you can apply for an exemption: https://claude.com/form/cyber-use-case?token=[SCRUBBED]

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Request ID: req_011CcUBFqhJcvDBDuEgVegwF

Environment: Claude Code, Linux. · Work domain: general

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_{🔎 Filed automatically by ClAudit v2.0.85 — a FOSS tool for reporting false-positive Claude Code blocks.}