Cyber AI Agents Like Claude Code, GPT-5.5 Can Be Hijacked to Run Malicious Code Remotely
Thu Jul 09 2026
Malware
Vulnerability
cybersecuritynews.com
A new exploit called “Friendly Fire” hijacks Anthropic’s Claude Code CLI and OpenAI’s Codex CLI to execute attacker-controlled binaries during routine security reviews of third-party code. The attack disclosed by Security researchers at the AI Now Institute targets Claude Sonnet 4.6, Sonnet 5, and Opus 4.8, as well as GPT-5.5, using nothing more than the […]
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