[Bug][cyber] Firmware bytecode analysis and device lock debugging blocked on user exclamation (req_011Ce5YL6TxvgJnuhsSoGfZN)

Triage: kind cyber · domain general · 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): general

Why this is a false positive

The automated cyber safeguard blocked the session during legitimate firmware bytecode analysis and user interface lock debugging. The trigger occurred on a frustrated exclamation directed at the assistant mid-session with no person addressed and all surrounding work being legitimate. Halting the entire session over conversational venting disrupts routine device troubleshooting that contains no exploit payloads or malicious operations.

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 2026-08-16T01:14:19.600Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011Ce5YL6TxvgJnuhsSoGfZN (2026-08-16T01:14:19.600Z)

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://support.claude.com/en/articles/14604842-real-time-cyber-safeguards-on-claude

Request ID: req_011Ce5YL6TxvgJnuhsSoGfZN

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:
#88656, #88658

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_{🔎 Filed automatically by ClAudit v2.2.3 — a FOSS tool for reporting false-positive Claude Code blocks.}