[Bug][cyber] Safety block stops legitimate drone firmware extraction and ADB analysis workflow (req_011CcUDY4dMjWrzVBGYbJHco)

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 blocked conversation involves hobbyist firmware research on consumer hardware the user owns — downloading publicly available community research repos, analyzing firmware files, and establishing a USB/ADB debugging connection to a physical device in-hand. This is authorized, first-party hardware research with no offensive payloads, exploitation of third-party systems, or network targeting; the work is equivalent to reading a device's own storage via a standard debugging interface. The safety trigger appears to have matched on surface-level keywords (firmware, ADB, research) rather than any harmful intent or action, making this a false positive on a well-established category of legitimate hardware reverse engineering.

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 2026-06-27T18:12:33.283Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011CcUDY4dMjWrzVBGYbJHco (2026-06-27T18:12:33.283Z)

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_011CcUDY4dMjWrzVBGYbJHco

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.}