CVE-2025-61260

critical · 9.8

A vulnerability was identified in OpenAI Codex CLI v0.23.0 and before that enables code execution through malicious MCP (Model Context Protocol) configuration files. The attack is triggered when a user runs the codex command inside a malicious or compromised repository. Codex automatically loads project-local .env and .codex/config.toml files without requiring user confirmation, allowing attackers to embed arbitrary commands that execute immediately.

9.8

CVSS

6.6%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

94th

EPSS percentile

2026-04-14

Published

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-94

References

https://research.checkpoint.com/2025/openai-codex-cli-command-injection-vulnerability/
https://research.checkpoint.com/2025/openai-codex-cli-command-injection-vulnerability/

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2025-61260