ZDI-26-650: (Pwn2Own) OpenAI Codex External Control of Configuration Setting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
ZDI published advisory ZDI-26-650 for a CVSS 7.8 remote code execution flaw (CVE-2026-19592) in OpenAI Codex, demonstrated at Pwn2Own.
The Zero Day Initiative published advisory ZDI-26-650 describing a remote code execution vulnerability in OpenAI Codex, tracked as CVE-2026-19592 with a CVSS 7.8 score. The flaw involves external control of a configuration setting. Exploitation requires user interaction: the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The bug was demonstrated at Pwn2Own and disclosed through ZDI.