macOS 27 deemed "Codex Computer Use.app" harmful and deleted it immediately.
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Description
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.903.71938
What subscription do you have?
Pro 5x
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 27.0.0 arm64 arm
What issue are you seeing?
macOS 27 deemed "Codex Computer Use.app" harmful and deleted it immediately.
An error occurs when attempting to restore it: "'Codex Computer Use.app' could not be put back. '1.0.770' no longer exists."
It is not possible to select "Open Anyway" in Privacy & Security.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Fresh install ChatGPT Desktop
What is the expected behavior?
No response
Additional information
No response
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the reported fresh-install path on Darwin 27.0.0 arm64 and capture the harmful-app deletion and restore error. No files, tests, or entry points are named; a complete fix needs an agreed expected behavior and a reproducible validation path.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos
- Domain
- desktop, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100