[Bug][cyber] Blocked authorized RE of proprietary firmware on owned hardware for FOSS auditing (req_011CcVsygksShGaBq1Rq1oZ6)

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 flagged message concerns authorized reverse engineering of a closed-source vendor component running on hardware the operator owns and accesses with valid credentials, undertaken to achieve interoperability and to replace an unauditable binary blob in a fully open-source, zero-trust stack. This is a legitimate, in-scope engineering task on the operator's own property with no third-party target, no unauthorized access, and no offensive capability involved. The safeguard appears to be matching on surface-level reverse-engineering terminology rather than the actual context, producing a false positive that blocks lawful, defensive interoperability 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 2026-06-28T15:17:16.849Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011CcVsygksShGaBq1Rq1oZ6 (2026-06-28T15:17:16.849Z)

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_011CcVsygksShGaBq1Rq1oZ6

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

Related reports (same work session, linked)

Distinct false-positive blocks from the same work session, each its own report:
#72134, #72143, #72144, #72145, #72146

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