[Bug][cyber] False positive during Android widget XML editing and APK rebuilding with apktool (req_011Ce27YBCdwQjrnvQfhSGh8)

Triage: kind cyber · domain reverse-engineering · flagging model Opus 4.8 · 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 safeguard triggered while troubleshooting build toolchain errors during the recompilation of a modified Android application widget with apktool and aapt2. The session involved editing widget provider XML attributes and media playback receiver logic for local UI customization, with no exploit development or malicious payload generation. Halting the session interrupted standard Android reverse-engineering workflows aimed at resolving local resource packaging failures.

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 2026-08-14T05:47:20.175Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011Ce27YBCdwQjrnvQfhSGh8 (2026-08-14T05:47:20.175Z)

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. Our intentionally broad safeguards allow us to deliver more capabilities faster, but can sometimes flag legitimate cybersecurity work. Apply to the Cyber Verification Program to reduce these interruptions. Send feedback with /feedback or learn more: https://[REDACTED]/en/articles/14604842-real-time-cyber-safeguards-on-claude

Request ID: req_011Ce27VCDKd2L8PXqzdVcCW

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:
#88644

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