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incidents/AIR-2025-0024

CVE-2025-59532: Sandbox bypass and arbitrary file write vulnerability in OpenAI Codex CLI

Attack on AI2 Disclosed vulnerabilityInfrastructure vulnerability

OpenAI Codex CLI contained a configuration bug that allowed model-generated working directories to bypass workspace boundaries. The flaw enables arbitrary file writes and command execution and was patched in version 0.39.0.

disclosed CVENo confirmed exploitation, so this record is tracked as a disclosed vulnerability and not counted as an incident. It moves into the counts if CISA or the vendor confirms exploitation. Why

Details

type
Attack on AI
An AI model, agent or AI-powered product was the thing exploited, abused or leaked.
categories
  • Infrastructure vulnerability
    CVEs and advisories in AI frameworks, inference servers, MCP servers, AI developer tools and hosting stacks.
owasp llm top 10
mitre atlas
no technique for these categories
Both rows are derived from the type and categories (OWASP 2025 edition, ATLAS release 2026.09), not classified per record. How
severity
2 · Disclosed vulnerability
CVE or vendor advisory, patched or patchable, no confirmed exploitation.
targets
OpenAI, Framework / tooling
products
Codex CLI
incident date
22 Sep 2025
first reported
19 Sep 2025
origin
NVD
Vulnerability record from NVD / the GitHub Advisory Database. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
classifier confidence
0.95 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
CVE-2025-59532 · sandbox-escape · openai
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 07:00Z · json

Sources · 2

  1. 2025-09-19
    CVE-2025-59532: Codex has sandbox bypass due to bug in path configuration logic
    GitHub Advisory Database · github.com/advisories/GHSA-w5fx-fh39-j5rw
  2. 2025-09-22
    CVE-2025-59532: Codex CLI is a coding agent from OpenAI that runs locally.
    NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59532

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