[Bug][cyber] Safety block on legitimate Android DEX reverse-engineering and decryption analysis (req_011CcWE2jUzMWJtbFhKZUcYp)

Triage: kind cyber · domain reverse-engineering · 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): reverse-engineering

Why this is a false positive

The block occurred during dynamic analysis of Android application bytecode — specifically, tracing how in-memory DEX elements are constructed and why a decryption routine fails to produce valid output, observed entirely through emulator logs. This is standard read-only reverse-engineering methodology used to audit compiled code for security properties; no exploit payload was generated, no third-party system was targeted, and no offensive capability was being developed. The flagged content describes passive runtime observations (null/empty byte arrays, crash paths on dereference) rather than attack tooling, making this a false positive against routine binary analysis 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 2026-06-28T19:40:10.986Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011CcWE2jUzMWJtbFhKZUcYp (2026-06-28T19:40:10.986Z)

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_011CcWCoSWJTq4MGQsavzDuM

Environment: Claude Code, Linux. · Work domain: reverse-engineering

Related reports (same work session, linked)

Distinct false-positive blocks from the same work session, each its own report:
#72137

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_{🔎 Filed automatically by ClAudit v2.0.92 — a FOSS tool for reporting false-positive Claude Code blocks.}