# Claude Code is leaking real email address as a User-Agent string in curl command

> Source: <https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/78431>
> Published: 2026-08-11 14:21:47+00:00

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# [BUG] you stupid agent used my real email as user agent string without asking anything #78431

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## Description

### Preflight Checklist

- I have searched
[existing issues](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3Abug)and this hasn't been reported yet - This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- I am using the latest version of Claude Code

### What's Wrong?

you stupid agent used my real email as user agent string without asking anything

### What Should Happen?

asked for a tool for analyze used email as part of UA without asking

### Error Messages/Logs

### Steps to Reproduce

email address sent in header User-Agent without explicit confirmation

### Claude Model

None

### Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

### Last Working Version

*No response*

### Claude Code Version

v2.1.212

### Platform

Anthropic API

### Operating System

macOS

### Terminal/Shell

IntelliJ IDEA terminal

### Additional Information

using sonnet 5.0

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[area:networking](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22area%3Anetworking%22)

[area:security](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22area%3Asecurity%22)

[bugSomething isn't working](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22bug%22)Something isn't working

[needs-infoIssue needs more information to be actionable](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22needs-info%22)Issue needs more information to be actionable

[platform:intellijIssue specifically occurs in IntelliJ/JetBrains](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22platform%3Aintellij%22)Issue specifically occurs in IntelliJ/JetBrains

[platform:macosIssue specifically occurs on macOS](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3A%22platform%3Amacos%22)Issue specifically occurs on macOS