CVE-2026-110930 | BDVDB-2026-400706 Detail

OpenAICodex Desktop for Windows

Description#

Codex Desktop for Windows does not correctly check quotation marks in project paths from Windows Explorer. If a user selects "Open project in ChatGPT" for an attacker-controlled library's child item, the path can add application startup arguments. These arguments can run attacker-controlled code with the current Windows user's permissions before sign-in or project trust approval.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-88 Argument Injection

References#

https://openai.com/security/advisories/cve-2026-110930/

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-11-05Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-11-05
Last modified: 2026-11-05

Vendor information

Vendor: OpenAI
Product: Codex Desktop for Windows

All OpenAI vulnerabilities

Score

8.0 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 29.3.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 26.820.60940 and <= 26.1002.52244
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
Not stated
Fixed
26.1007.21434

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.0 High

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).