npm package report

Is @openai/codex safe?

2 known vulnerabilities, worst severity CRITICAL.

cvss
9.8

how bad it is if exploited, out of 10

epss
6.6%

chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

xyz score
4.2

CyberXYZ composite, out of 10

fig. 01 — GHSA-xrxf-jgv3-qmrm, the advisory selected below

// advisories

GHSA-xrxf-jgv3-qmrm

CRITICALCVE-2025-61260

A vulnerability was identified in OpenAI Codex CLI v0.23.0 and before that enables code execution through malicious MCP (Model Context Protocol) configuration files. The attack is triggered when a user runs the codex command inside a malicious or compromised repository. Codex automatically loads project-local .env and .codex/config.toml files without requiring user confirmation, allowing attackers

Affected
<= 0.23.0
Fixed in
not stated
Weakness
CWE-94
Published
2026-04-14
Source
github

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// dependencies

0 direct

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// ai model usage

Tracked for PyPI packages. HuggingFace models declare Python dependencies, so npm packages are not covered.

Checked 2026-09-22 at 03:27 UTC. The most recent advisory here was published 2026-04-14. Updated continuously from NVD, GHSA, OSV and CNA feeds.

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