Researchers escape OpenAI Codex sandbox; vulnerabilities now patched

Researchers demonstrated two methods to escape OpenAI's Codex sandbox by 20–21 September 2026, one enabling code execution on a developer's local machine from the most restricted mode. OpenAI patched both vulnerabilities.

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🤖 Researchers escaped OpenAI Codex's sandbox two ways, one allowing code execution on a developer's machine from its most locked-down mode. Both flaws are now patched. 🔗 https://www. bleepingcompute

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🤖 Researchers escaped OpenAI Codex's sandbox two ways, one allowing code execution on a developer's machine from its most locked-down mode. Both flaws are now patched. 🔗 https://www. bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu rity/researchers-escape-openai-codex-sandbox-to-run-commands-on-host/ # AI # CyberSec # SandboxEscape

🤖 Researchers escaped OpenAI's Codex sandbox two ways — one running commands on a developer's machine from its most locked-down mode. OpenAI has patched both. 🔗 https://www. bleepingcomputer.com/new

mastodon:infosec-exchangeother8d ago kagi ↗

🤖 Researchers escaped OpenAI's Codex sandbox two ways — one running commands on a developer's machine from its most locked-down mode. OpenAI has patched both. 🔗 https://www. bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu rity/researchers-escape-openai-codex-sandbox-to-run-commands-on-host/ # AI # SandboxEscape # InfoSec