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TI-2026-12553 Aliases CVE-2026-14898GHSA-gj6m-4qqg-3cw8

Information disclosure in OpenAI Codex desktop app for macOS

Priority LOW 29CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

The OpenAI Codex desktop app for macOS rendered remote images from Markdown in model responses. An attacker who could place an indirect prompt injection in content processed by Codex, such as a connected-tool result or another untrusted source, could induce the model to construct a remote image URL containing sensitive data. The app automatically fetched that URL when rendering the response, sending the embedded data to an attacker-controlled server without a separate user click. Successful exploitation could exfiltrate secrets and other information accessible in the Codex session, including API keys, source code, and data returned by connected tools. No direct integrity or availability impact was demonstrated, and there is no known exploitation in the wild.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00374 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Codex desktop app for macOS (OpenAI): 26.527.31326

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 desktop app for macOSbefore 26.527.3132626.527.31326Patch availableCNA
  • Codex desktop app for macOS VendorOpenAI Affected before 26.527.31326 Fixed in 26.527.31326 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Codex desktop app for macOS (OpenAI) Fixed in 26.527.31326

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14898
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gj6m-4qqg-3cw8

References

Other 1

  • 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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