Description
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/1644
Scores
CVSS v3
4.1
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
7.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-829
Status
published
Products (1)
OpenAI/Codex CLI
< 0.9.0
Published
Jul 25, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026