Codex consistently escapes its sandbox

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Dec 3, 2025 by dagkodingentur Closed Dec 3, 2025

What version of Codex is running?

codex-cli 0.64.0

What subscription do you have?

Pro

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.1-codex-max xhigh

What platform is your computer?

Windows 10 x64

What issue are you seeing?

When starting the model in a directory, the model consistently exits the sandbox by jumping one directory up.
If I start it in d:\work\project and asks it about the current working directory or asks it to run 'pwd' it reports d:\work
This bug has been for the last 4-5 versions AT LEAST. Please fix it! This creates lots of problems.
The model also gets confused and makes d:\work\project\project as it gets confused about why the project directory is missing.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 019ae44c-345f-7720-ab63-575daa389ff4

What is the expected behavior?

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Additional information

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