[Bug][cyber] Safety block halts legitimate authorized drone USB protocol reverse-engineering during frustrated (req_011CcdzmeQFK7qhHksrGbhvt)

Triage: kind cyber · domain offensive-pentest · flagging model Sonnet 5 · 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): offensive-pentest

Why this is a false positive

API Error: Opus 4.8 (1M context)'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=[REDACTED_TOKEN]

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Request ID: req_011Ccj9phc8YkzFVAJbMYkPp

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 2026-07-02T22:11:18.359Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011CcdzmeQFK7qhHksrGbhvt (2026-07-02T22:11:18.359Z)

In-scope justification

False positive — in-scope, authorized security work; not out of scope. Filed automatically by claudit.

Block message

API Error: Sonnet 5'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_011CcdzmeQFK7qhHksrGbhvt

Environment: Claude Code, Linux. · Work domain: offensive-pentest

Related reports (same work session, linked)

Distinct false-positive blocks from the same work session, each its own report:
#73131, #73141, #73142, #73143, #73145, #73222, #74456, #74458, #74460, #74461

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_{🔎 Filed automatically by ClAudit v2.0.102 — a FOSS tool for reporting false-positive Claude Code blocks.}