Paste image not working in Windows WSL

Resolved 💬 1 comment Opened Feb 8, 2026 by kendonB Closed Mar 6, 2026

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.98.0

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Pro

Which model were you using?

Any

What platform is your computer?

Windows

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

...\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\wt.exe wsl bash -c "cd ~/projects && exec bash"

What issue are you seeing?

I can't paste images into codex when launched from WSL. Pasting images works fine when launching my windows native installed codex cli via Powershell.

<img width="1996" height="116" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/885ecddc-baf2-4c1a-9d53-b32fd71c3514" />

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Launch terminal, run codex, run screen snip tool, go to codex cli and type "Alt+V"

What is the expected behavior?

I get a pasted image indication like "[Image #1]"

Additional information

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