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01 Record

CVE-2026-19591

OpenAI Codex CLI for Windows, macOS, and Linux and Codex Desktop for Windows and macOS misclassified certain PowerShell commands as safe because their command-safety parser interpreted PowerShell's

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: OAI
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

OpenAI Codex CLI for Windows, macOS, and Linux and Codex Desktop for Windows and macOS misclassified certain PowerShell commands as safe because their command-safety parser interpreted PowerShell's

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 46.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-02.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2026-09-01 17:06Z1 MO AGO
Last updated
2026-09-02 18:34Z1 MO AGO
Reserved
2026-08-12
Assigning CNA
OAI
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-150Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control SequencesVariant
Data version
5.2
Document digest
403d37cf2b0de756131929a394ed7e1af295d3d466b41bbc3b3bf3cefe01f8eb

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
OpenAICodex CLI0.72.0 to 0.130.0Windows, macOS, Linux
OpenAICodex Desktop260202.0859 to 26.513.31313, 26.304.38 to 26.513.40821macOS, Windows
OpenAICodex Desktop (Microsoft Store package)26.304.38.0 to 26.513.4821.0Windows

06 References

07 Remediation

Upgrade Codex CLI to version 0.131.0 or later, Codex Desktop for macOS to application version 26.519.22136 or later, or Codex Desktop for Windows to application version 26.519.21041 (Microsoft Store package 26.519.2081.0) or later.