ghsa-698g-97rr-xgjf
Vulnerability from github
Published
2025-08-13 09:30
Modified
2025-08-13 09:30
Details

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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-55345"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-61"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-08-13T09:15:29Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-698g-97rr-xgjf",
  "modified": "2025-08-13T09:30:32Z",
  "published": "2025-08-13T09:30:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55345"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/1705"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/codex-cli-symlink-arbitrary-file-overwrite-jfsa-2025-001378631"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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