Cybersecurity Risk
Open 💬 0 comments Opened May 26, 2026 by chloropine
What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.133.0
What subscription do you have?
Pro 20x
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.5-high
What platform is your computer?
Linux 6.8.0-111-generic x86_64 x86_64
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
Termux and tmux.
Codex doctor report
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}What issue are you seeing?
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What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019e5c77-6bd0-7632-9c16-f2eabbd23619
Uploaded thread: 019dded1-776d-76c2-
9029-8185635960c8
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
This is not a bug. I was just referred to do this when i submitted /feedback. I sebmitted /feedback for both of the codex sessions, just in case.