[Bug] Claude incorrectly infers and applies VirtualBox network paths without user request

Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Oct 16, 2025 by rweijnen Closed Jan 8, 2026

Bug Description
suddenly claude decides to use //vboxsvr/<path> instead of <path> - probably because I mentioned somewhere I use a VM for testing. But I never asked it to use this path nor told I was using virtual box (I am not)

Environment Info

  • Platform: win32
  • Terminal: Windows Terminal
  • Version: 2.0.19
  • Feedback ID:

Errors

[{"error":"AxiosError: Request failed with status code 403\n    at MO (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:24:1136)\n    at Unzip.<anonymous> (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:29:9845)\n    at Unzip.emit (node:events:530:35)\n    at Unzip.emit (node:domain:489:12)\n    at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1698:12)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:90:21)\n    at K31.request (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:31:2129)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async $IB (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1497:26166)","timestamp":"2025-10-16T10:30:17.723Z"},{"error":"Error: Language not supported while highlighting code, falling back to markdown: \n    at file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1376:190\n    at Object.useMemo (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:73:25928)\n    at tuQ.useMemo (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:11:7725)\n    at iq (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1376:81)\n    at _$ (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:73:19415)\n    at ks (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:42814)\n    at y9 (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:38355)\n    at Zd (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:38283)\n    at l$ (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:38137)\n    at PC (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:35216)","timestamp":"2025-10-16T10:30:21.238Z"},{"error":"Error: Language not supported while highlighting code, falling back to markdown: sln\n    at file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1376:190\n    at Object.useMemo (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:73:25928)\n    at tuQ.useMemo (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:11:7725)\n    at iq (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1376:81)\n    at _$ (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:73:19415)\n    at ks (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:42814)\n    at y9 (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:38355)\n    at Zd (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:38283)\n    at l$ (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:38137)\n    at PC (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:35216)","timestamp":"2025-10-16T10:30:21.245Z"},{"error":"Error: Language not supported while highlighting code, falling back to markdown: csproj\n    at file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1376:190\n    at Object.useMemo (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:73:25928)\n    at tuQ.useMemo (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:11:7725)\n    at iq (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1376:81)\n    at _$ (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:73:19415)\n    at ks (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:42814)\n    at y9 (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:38355)\n    at Zd (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:38283)\n    at l$ (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:38137)\n    at PC (file:///C:/Users/me/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75

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