CVE-2025-55345

HIGH EPSS 51.4%

Published Aug 13, 202510mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

8.8 CVSS 3.1

High

Published Aug 13, 2025 10mo ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score

8.8

Exploitability

2.8

Impact

5.9

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

User Interaction Required

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

51.4% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-61

References 2

github.com https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/1705
research.jfrog.com https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/codex-cli-symlink-arbitrary-file-overwrite-jfsa-2025-001378631/

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.