01 Record
CVE-2026-19593
OpenAI Codex Desktop for Windows and macOS automatically inspected Git metadata and working-tree status when a user opened a workspace. If the workspace contains a repository with preserved
CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: OAI
CNA base score9.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
OpenAI Codex Desktop for Windows and macOS automatically inspected Git metadata and working-tree status when a user opened a workspace. If the workspace contains a repository with preserved
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.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.52% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 44.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Undergoing Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-15.
- 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 17:10Z1 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-15 16:39Z14 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-08-12
- Assigning CNA
- OAI
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-15External Control of System or Configuration SettingBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 5b16534c351830746a181249a997b5051c49b6d27c585b2eee0b8525290994ee
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.zerodayinitiative.comhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-651/
07 Remediation
Update 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.