Unable to authenticate Codex extension in Visual Studio Code when WSL is enabled

What version of Codex is running?

0.4.38

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Plus

Which model were you using?

n/a

What platform is your computer?

Windows 11

What issue are you seeing?

In Visual Studio Code, when enabling "Run Codex In Windows Subsystem For Linux" (WSL) I cannot sign into my ChatGPT account (using Google account) to authenticate. It gives the error:
Token exchange failed: error sending request for url (https://auth.openai.com/oauth/token)

What steps can reproduce the bug?

• Turn on "Run Codex In Windows Subsystem For Linux" in extension settings
• Try to sign in
• Use Google account as sign in
• FAIL

What is the expected behavior?

Expect to sign in and authenticate as it does when WSL is not enabled.

Additional information

_No response_