openai / openai/codex

gpt-5.6-sol xhigh effort constantly ignores my permissions sandbox

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Description

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.147.0

What subscription do you have?

Pro

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.6-sol

What platform is your computer?

Darwin 25.6.0 arm64 arm

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

iTerm2

Codex doctor report

What issue are you seeing?

No matter what I set in codex settings for sandboxing to a workspace - it politely asks for permissions before asking privileged filesystem e.g. ~/Library /Volumes etc. Then after a one-off allow, it inevitably ignores those rules in future sessions.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 019fed98-bbdf-74f3-a209-11883a5a942d

What is the expected behavior?

Codex respects my permissions. Claude does

Additional information

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the Codex CLI sandbox settings and the uploaded thread 019fed98-bbdf-74f3-a209-11883a5a942d. Reproduce the behavior on macOS with workspace sandboxing, then compare permissions before and after a one-off allow across sessions. Done means the configured workspace permissions continue to be respected without repeatedly granting access to paths such as ~/Library or /Volumes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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