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TI-2025-34337 Aliases CVE-2025-54558GHSA-q6hp-29g8-7j6j

OpenAI Codex CLI before 0.9.0 auto-approves ripgrep (aka rg) execution even with the…

Priority LOW 19CWE-829Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-829.

Summary

OpenAI Codex CLI before 0.9.0 auto-approves ripgrep (aka rg) execution even with the --pre or --hostname-bin or --search-zip or -z flag.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00226 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Codex CLI (OpenAI): 0.9.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenAICodex CLIbefore 0.9.00.9.0Patch availableCNA
  • Codex CLI VendorOpenAI Affected before 0.9.0 Fixed in 0.9.0 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Codex CLI (OpenAI) Fixed in 0.9.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54558
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q6hp-29g8-7j6j

References

Other 3

  • TI-2026-15921 OpenAI Codex CLI for Windows, macOS, and Linux and Codex Desktop for Windows and macOS… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2025-06388 OpenAI Operator - API Spoofing through Locking Operator on FullScreen CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-15922 OpenAI Codex Desktop for Windows and macOS automatically inspected Git metadata and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-15920 OpenAI Codex CLI for Windows, macOS, and Linux and Codex Desktop for Windows and macOS… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-37063 Codex has sandbox bypass due to bug in path configuration logic CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-85640 Argument injection in Codex Desktop for Windows project paths CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
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Sources

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