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CVE-2025-55345

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Date: August 13, 2025

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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Related Resources (4)

https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/1705
https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/codex-cli-symlink-arbitrary-file-overwrite-jfsa-2025-001378631/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55345
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2025-55345

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Weakness Type (CWE)

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

CWE-61

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

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