Anthropic Admin Key detected in code

Rule Details

Cortex AppSec Rule ID	APPSEC_SECRET_290
Category	Secrets
Severity	HIGH
Framework	Git

Impact

The Anthropic Admin Key is a highly privileged API key for the Claude API.

Exposure is an Extremely Critical Risk, allowing malicious actors to incur massive charges (billing fraud) and potentially have broader administrative privileges over the AI service.

How to Fix

To remediate exposed API & Service Keys:

1. Log in to the service provider's dashboard.
2. Navigate to the API or credentials settings to locate the exposed key.
3. Rotate or regenerate the compromised key immediately.
4. Update your application configuration or environment variables with the new key.

Next, remove the secret from your codebase:

1. Locate the exposed key in your codebase.
2. Replace the hardcoded value with a secure variable or reference.

Finally, clean your version control history:

1. Permanently remove the sensitive data from your version control history to ensure it cannot be retrieved.