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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/openai/codex/commit/6cf4b96f9dbbef8a94acc1ff703eb118481514d8 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/openai/codex/compare/rust-v0.8.0...rust-v0.9.0 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/1644 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 01:30:00 +0000

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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.
Weaknesses CWE-829
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-07-25T13:23:27.135Z

Reserved: 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-54558

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-25T13:23:24.349Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-07-25T02:15:24.433

Modified: 2025-07-25T15:29:19.837

Link: CVE-2025-54558

cve-icon Redhat

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