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Cybersecurity false positive blocks shogi code review after Daybreak activation

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Description

What version of Codex CLI is running?

0.153.4

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Pro ($100/month)

Which model were you using?

gpt-6-astra

What platform is your computer?

Linux 6.8.0-138-generic x86_64 x86_64

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

VS Code

Codex doctor report
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What issue are you seeing?

Codex CLI interrupts an ordinary code review of my rshogi repository, a Rust shogi (Japanese chess) engine, with this message:

ⓘ This content can't be shown
We take extra caution with cybersecurity requests. If you’re a security professional, you may be able to apply for Trusted Access.
Trusted Access: https://chatgpt.com/cyber/
Learn more: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001326

The visible work involved reading Rust source files, local Cargo builds, and reviewing USI communication, time controls, score parsing, and self-play tools. I suspect a cybersecurity false positive.

  1. Start a fresh Codex CLI session using gpt-6-astra with medium reasoning effort.
  2. Paste the same rshogi code-review prompt used in the uploaded thread.
  3. The investigation starts but is interrupted partway through by the cybersecurity safety message.

This also reproduces in fresh sessions. I have not yet reduced the prompt to a minimal reproducer.

Repository: https://github.com/SH11235/rshogi
Current checkout HEAD: bec3b9889d7ccfadb96bbc1e802b1568fedf3615
I have not confirmed whether this was also the exact commit used in the uploaded thread.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 01a08206-bacb-7300-b22b-37efb3970120

What is the expected behavior?

Codex should continue this ordinary, authorized code review without an unrelated cybersecurity block.

Additional information

No response

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the cybersecurity block in Codex CLI 0.153.4 on Linux with VS Code, using the shogi code-review scenario after Daybreak activation. Compare the behavior and collect the relevant CLI output or logs to identify where the false positive is raised. Done means valid shogi code review is no longer blocked while the security check still handles genuine findings.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

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

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