[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Overly aggressive cyber safeguard classification blocking legitimate vulnerability research requests
Bug Description
I'm conducting authorized vulnerability research / CVE hunting. Claude Code is incorrectly classifying legitimate requests as [cyber] and blocking them.
This is happening on both Opus and Sonnet, including requests that are not themselves exploit-generation or offensive-security requests.
Example failure:
Opus 5 (1M context): safeguards flagged [cyber]
Automatic fallback to Opus 4.8: also flagged [cyber]
Sonnet: also rejects the request
Request ID: req_011Cei3c1hvuu5rdkoELLFAb
I have already:
1. Started a fresh Claude Code session.
2. Tested without relying on automatic model switching.
3. Confirmed the issue occurs across Opus/Sonnet.
This appears to be a false positive affecting legitimate defensive vulnerability research. Please investigate the classifier decision and whether my organization/account is incorrectly subject to the cyber safeguard.
I am requesting review of this specific false-positive behavior, not a bypass of the safety system.
Environment Info
- Platform: win32
- Terminal: vscode
- Version: 2.1.252
- Feedback ID: e79dbc5b-de53-4232-aff3-dae8000e6c7d
Errors
[{"error":"TelemetrySafeError: VirtualMessageList: itemKeys/messages length desync (keys=544 messages=543 range=[513,544))\n at kS (B:/~BUN/root/chunk-rgdycj6s.js:24:22792)\n at _m (B:/~BUN/root/chunk-rgdycj6s.js:24:16104)\n at Da (B:/~BUN/root/chunk-h4pt6k7z.js:18:20034)\n at _u (B:/~BUN/root/chunk-h4pt6k7z.js:18:38200)\n at zh (B:/~BUN/root/chunk-h4pt6k7z.js:18:84275)\n at vg (B:/~BUN/root/chunk-h4pt6k7z.js:18:83275)\n at Zu (B:/~BUN/root/chunk-h4pt6k7z.js:18:83104)\n at Nh (B:/~BUN/root/chunk-h4pt6k7z.js:18:79629)\n at Ve (B:/~BUN/root/chunk-h4pt6k7z.js:18:6260)\n at Ye (B:/~BUN/root/chunk-h4pt6k7z.js:18:4791)","timestamp":"2026-09-04T06:07:01.916Z"}]