[Bug] Overly broad safeguard blocking legitimate local security research in isolated environments

Status Open
Reported on v2.1.224
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 0 comments · opened Aug 7, 2026

Bug Description
I believe this safeguard trigger is a false positive. I am conducting legitimate, authorized security research on a WordPress plugin for responsible vulnerability disclosure. The work is being performed entirely in a local, isolated Docker environment that I own and control. The safeguard was triggered while Claude was helping me set up a local WordPress + MariaDB Docker lab to validate whether a suspected vulnerability identified through source-code review is actually reproducible. No third-party or production system was being targeted. The request was specifically intended to: Start a local Docker WordPress test environment. Install the plugin version being researched. Reproduce the suspected issue under controlled conditions. Determine whether the finding is a real vulnerability or a false positive before submitting it through a responsible disclosure/bug bounty process. The safeguard blocked commands such as docker compose up even though they were operating only on the local lab. The session itself also explicitly recognized that this was an isolated environment for authorized research. Request IDs associated with the blocks: req_011CdonhuboC9FHRuY4uz1X2 req_011CdonruhkKk1eVQWUATh4s I understand the need for safeguards around cybersecurity requests, but I believe this particular block is overly broad because the activity is limited to a locally controlled test environment and is intended for vulnerability verification and responsible disclosure. Please review this safeguard trigger as a potential false positive.

Environment Info

  • Platform: linux
  • Terminal: windows-terminal
  • Version: 2.1.224
  • Feedback ID: 4aefa076-c9c0-4191-8ffa-8e7b1ff1820d

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