are [Bug] Anthropic API Error: Safety measures blocked cybersecurity content processing
Bug Description
i was working a HTB lab with authroized use SSH keypair ready (root@exegol-htb), penelope catcher on 4444, HTTP OOB on 8000. Now I'll build the exploit: a reverse-shell + SSH-key-drop pickle, upload it as rev.pickle.gz, then upload a PDF whose Type0 font /Encoding path-traverses (absolute) to it.
Called mmga 2 times
Both uploaded, pickle confirmed at uploads/rev.pickle.gz (200), PDF accepted. No callback yet — PDF processing is likely async (cron), matching the earlier "no synchronous conversion" behavior. Let me wait a cron cycle and check the catcher + OOB log.
Called mmga 2 times
💥 RCE confirmed — CVE-2025-64512 fired (async cron, ~1 min). Callback: user datawrangler, host data-wrangler, home /home/datawrangler. My SSH key was dropped into their authorized_keys. Let me SSH in, grab the user flag, and start privesc enum.
Called mmga 2 times
Key auth was rejected (home/perms/StrictModes likely) — but the pickle also spawned a reverse shell to penelope on 4444. Let me check the catcher.
Called mmga 2 times
Penelope isn't installed — the catcher was dead. Let me stop it, stand up an interactive FIFO-backed nc catcher I can drive, and re-fire a payload that both re-drops the SSH key robustly and connects back a shell. (SSH key likely failed on StrictModes/perms — I'll fix that too.)
Called mmga 2 times
● Monitor event: "bedside async: OOB cmd-injection callbacks + zip/tar-slip extraction"
● Monitor "bedside async: OOB cmd-injection callbacks + zip/tar-slip extraction" stream ended
● API Error: Opus 4.8 (1M context) has safety measures that flagged this message for a cybersecurity topic. To learn about the Cyber Verification Program and apply for access, visit our help center: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/14604842-real-time-cyber-safeguards-on-claude.
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Request ID: req_011CdA5KrWybN7o9p6Um3JQH
Environment Info
- Platform: win32
- Terminal: WarpTerminal
- Version: 2.1.214
- Feedback ID: 207cd97a-fa89-4bf7-8f2a-3e2ff2c68087
Errors
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