codex-auth
Warn
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Aug 28, 2026
Risk Level: MEDIUMCOMMAND_EXECUTIONDATA_EXFILTRATIONCREDENTIALS_UNSAFEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS
Full Analysis
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill frequently encourages the use of the
--dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandboxflag. This disables essential safety mechanisms and allows the agent to execute code without user oversight or isolation. - [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: Instructions demonstrate how to read and extract authentication tokens and API keys using shell commands like
pass show,security find-generic-password, andcat ~/.codex/config.toml. While used for authentication, these patterns involve accessing sensitive credentials. - [CREDENTIALS_UNSAFE]: The documentation includes multiple examples of hardcoding API keys in configuration files and environment variables, such as
export OPENAI_API_KEY="sk-your-api-key-here"andapi_key = "sk-your-api-key-here"in~/.codex/config.toml. - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill instructs the user to install the
@openai/codexpackage globally vianpm install -g @openai/codex. While OpenAI is a well-known service, the skill also suggests installing thepassutility from general package registries (apt-get,brew).
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