openai / openai/codex

Security safeguards are overbearing

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Rust
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Description

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.149.0

What subscription do you have?

Pro

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.6-sol

What platform is your computer?

Linux 6.18.7-76061807-generic aarch64 aarch64

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

GNU bash, version 5.2.21(1)-release (aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu)

Codex doctor report

What issue are you seeing?

Security blocked on software I've been writing for years.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 01a02bc5-8160-70c0-86cb-854b98913346

What is the expected behavior?

Codex audits my code and helps me harden it before I pay a bunch of money to an external auditor who's just going to run Claude and a bunch of skills.

Additional information

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Research direction

The payload names no source file, test, or entry point. Start by reviewing uploaded thread 01a02bc5-8160-70c0-86cb-854b98913346 and reproducing the block with codex-cli 0.149.0 on Linux; done should establish and verify the expected behavior for this security safeguard.

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Assessment

Tech stack
bash, linux, rust
Domain
cli, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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