OpenAI Codex desktop app for macOS up to 26.527.31325 injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenAI Codex desktop app for macOS up to 26.527.31325. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-14898. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in OpenAI Codex desktop app for macOS up to 26.527.31325. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The OpenAI Codex desktop app for macOS rendered remote images from Markdown in model responses. An attacker who could place an indirect prompt injection in content processed by Codex, such as a connected-tool result or another untrusted source, could induce the model to construct a remote image URL containing sensitive data. The app automatically fetched that URL when rendering the response, sending the embedded data to an attacker-controlled server without a separate user click. Successful exploitation could exfiltrate secrets and other information accessible in the Codex session, including API keys, source code, and data returned by connected tools. No direct integrity or availability impact was demonstrated, and there is no known exploitation in the wild.

It is possible to read the advisory at openai.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-14898 since 07/06/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1055 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 26.527.31326 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Upgrade: Codex desktop app for macOS 26.527.31326

Timelineinfo

07/06/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/06/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
07/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openai.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-14898 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-14898
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-376507
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/06/2026 22:15
Changes: 07/06/2026 22:15 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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