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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.8 High

CVE-2025-55345

Unsafe symlink following in restricted workspace-write sandbox leads to RCE

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

@openai/codex

  • 0 to < 0.12.0affected

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