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Description

Using Codex CLI in workspace-write mode inside a malicious context (repo, directory, etc) could lead to arbitrary file overwrite and potentially remote code execution due to symlinks being followed outside the allowed current working directory.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-08-13 | Published 2025-08-13 | Updated 2025-08-13 | Assigner JFROG




HIGH: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-61 UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Product status

Any version before 0.12.0
affected

References

research.jfrog.com/...ry-file-overwrite-jfsa-2025-001378631/ third-party-advisory

github.com/openai/codex/pull/1705 patch

cve.org (CVE-2025-55345)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-55345)

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