codex-task
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on May 19, 2026
Risk Level: HIGHREMOTE_CODE_EXECUTIONCOMMAND_EXECUTIONDATA_EXFILTRATION
Full Analysis
- [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The primary function of the skill is to execute arbitrary code generated by an external LLM (OpenAI Codex) directly on the host machine via the
codex execcommand. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill defaults to using the
--dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandboxflag. As noted in the documentation, this grants Codex full filesystem and network access and suppresses all approval prompts, allowing it to install packages and modify any file on the disk without user intervention. - [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: By enabling unrestricted network access and full filesystem reads by default, the skill provides a direct path for sensitive data (such as credentials or private source code) to be transmitted to external servers if the generated code is malicious.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill explicitly configures local proxy settings (
127.0.0.1:7890) for all network traffic during execution. While often used for connectivity in specific environments, hardcoding these into a skill can be used to route traffic through an intercepting proxy. - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill requires the global installation of the
@openai/codexpackage from the npm registry, which is the core dependency for these high-risk operations.
Recommendations
- AI detected serious security threats
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