Vulnerability in OpenAI Coding Agent Could Facilitate Attacks on Developers

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Vulnerability in OpenAI Coding Agent Could Facilitate Attacks on Developers

Securityweek • December 2, 2025

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OpenAI recently patched a Codex CLI vulnerability that can be exploited in attacks aimed at software developers.

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OpenAI Codex CLI Vulnerability Allows Command Execution Attacks on Developers OpenAI has patched a vulnerability in its Codex CLI that could be exploited to execute commands, potentially targeting software developers. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-61260 and poses risks for those using the affected coding agent. 2 sources 30

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Codex CLI Vulnerability