CVE-2026-19593 (GCVE-0-2026-19593)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-01 17:10 – Updated: 2026-10-15 16:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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 attacker-controlled .git/config, the attr.tree setting and a configured clean or process filter can cause Git to run an attacker-controlled program. The program runs outside Codex's command sandbox with the signed-in user's privileges, without a workspace-trust prompt, command approval, or interaction with a model. The attacker can read, modify, or delete files and access credentials available to that user. Exploitation requires Git to be available on PATH and the user to open the attacker-prepared repository with its local Git configuration intact. An ordinary Git clone does not copy the source repository's .git/config and is not sufficient by itself.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-02 17:19 UTC
CWE
- CWE-15 - External Control of System or Configuration Setting
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | Codex Desktop |
Affected:
260202.0859 , ≤ 26.513.31313
(custom)
Unaffected: 26.519.22136 |
guessed | |
| OpenAI | Codex Desktop |
Affected:
26.304.38 , ≤ 26.513.40821
(custom)
Unaffected: 26.519.21041 |
guessed | |
| OpenAI | Codex Desktop (Microsoft Store package) |
Affected:
26.304.38.0 , ≤ 26.513.4821.0
(custom)
Unaffected: 26.519.2081.0 |
guessed |
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