[Bug][cyber] Downloading official factory firmware images for a consumer drone for offline analysis wrongly bl (req_011CcUERtdnX4RA8jqdyivCU)

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

The cybersecurity classifier flagged a routine that involves downloading vendor-published consumer firmware and discussing open-source firmware-analysis tooling, which it appears to have miscategorized as offensive security activity. The actual task is benign device research — retrieving official, publicly available firmware images for personal hardware and identifying correct model/version codes — with no exploitation, intrusion, malware, or targeting of third-party systems involved. This is standard, in-scope hardware and firmware work, and the hard block prevents the assistant from continuing a legitimate, low-risk request.

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 2026-06-27T18:24:16.399Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011CcUERtdnX4RA8jqdyivCU (2026-06-27T18:24:16.399Z)

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_011CcUERtdnX4RA8jqdyivCU

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.}