[Bug][cyber] False positive block on authorized reverse-engineering of closed-source drone SDK for interop (req_011CcVsnffpvCMeQZ4FixgRm)

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 conversation involved a hardware owner discussing authorized reverse engineering of a proprietary closed-source firmware component on their own device, motivated by security auditing and open-source compliance requirements — a textbook interoperability research scenario, not an attack. The block was triggered by cybersecurity-adjacent terminology (reverse engineering, whitebox analysis) despite the work being clearly scoped to hardware the user owns and operating under a legitimate zero-trust/FOSS policy rationale. No exploitation, third-party targeting, or vulnerability weaponization was discussed at any point in the conversation.

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 2026-06-28T15:14:47.960Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011CcVsnffpvCMeQZ4FixgRm (2026-06-28T15:14:47.960Z)

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_011CcVsnffpvCMeQZ4FixgRm

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

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_{🔎 Filed automatically by ClAudit v2.0.89 — a FOSS tool for reporting false-positive Claude Code blocks.}