# OpenAI Codex Desktop vulnerabilities

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/codex-desktop  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Updated: 13 November 2026, 03:07 UTC. Rebuilt every hour.  
Data: https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/codex-desktop.json  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Junglewise Threat Intelligence has tracked 5 vulnerabilities in OpenAI Codex Desktop: 0 in the last 7 days and 5 in the last 90 days, 1 of them critical and 0 exploited in the wild. The most recent, CVE-2026-110930, was published on 5 November 2026. 1 vulnerability in the last four weeks, up from none in the four before.

## Counts

- Last 7 days: 0
- Last 30 days: 1
- Last 90 days: 5
- All time: 5 (1 critical, 0 exploited in the wild)

## About OpenAI Codex Desktop

OpenAI application providing local access to Codex code generation and completion functionality.

## Latest OpenAI Codex Desktop vulnerabilities

- [CVE-2026-110930: Codex Desktop for Windows code execution via unquoted path in file explorer](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-110930-codex-desktop-for-windows-does-not-correctly-check-quotation) (info, published 5 Nov 2026)
- [CVE-2026-19593: OpenAI Codex Desktop arbitrary code execution via Git config](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-19593-openai-codex-desktop-arbitrary-code-execution-via-git-config) (critical, CVSS 9.8, published 1 Sep 2026)
- [CVE-2026-19592: OpenAI Codex CLI and Desktop Git fsmonitor code execution](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-19592-openai-codex-cli-and-desktop-git-fsmonitor-code-execution) (high, CVSS 7.3, published 1 Sep 2026)
- [CVE-2026-19591: OpenAI Codex CLI and Desktop PowerShell command-safety bypass](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-19591-openai-codex-cli-and-desktop-powershell-command-safety-bypass) (high, CVSS 8.8, published 1 Sep 2026)
- [CVE-2026-19590: OpenAI Codex Desktop arbitrary code execution via Git hooks](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-19590-openai-codex-desktop-arbitrary-code-execution-via-git-hooks) (high, CVSS 7.3, published 1 Sep 2026)

## Most severe OpenAI Codex Desktop vulnerabilities

- [CVE-2026-19593: OpenAI Codex Desktop arbitrary code execution via Git config](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-19593-openai-codex-desktop-arbitrary-code-execution-via-git-config) (critical, CVSS 9.8, published 1 Sep 2026)
- [CVE-2026-19591: OpenAI Codex CLI and Desktop PowerShell command-safety bypass](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-19591-openai-codex-cli-and-desktop-powershell-command-safety-bypass) (high, CVSS 8.8, published 1 Sep 2026)
- [CVE-2026-19592: OpenAI Codex CLI and Desktop Git fsmonitor code execution](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-19592-openai-codex-cli-and-desktop-git-fsmonitor-code-execution) (high, CVSS 7.3, published 1 Sep 2026)
- [CVE-2026-19590: OpenAI Codex Desktop arbitrary code execution via Git hooks](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-19590-openai-codex-desktop-arbitrary-code-execution-via-git-hooks) (high, CVSS 7.3, published 1 Sep 2026)
- [CVE-2026-110930: Codex Desktop for Windows code execution via unquoted path in file explorer](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-110930-codex-desktop-for-windows-does-not-correctly-check-quotation) (info, published 5 Nov 2026)

## Vulnerabilities per week

1 vulnerability in the last four weeks, up from none in the four before.

| Week of | Vulns | Critical | Exploited |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Nov 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Other OpenAI technologies

- [OpenAI Codex CLI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/codex-cli): 3 vulnerabilities

## Sources

NVD, GitHub Security Advisories, OSV, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Rebuilt every hour. Cite as: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, "OpenAI Codex Desktop vulnerabilities", https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/codex-desktop, 13 November 2026.