What is CVE-2025-55345?

CVE-2025-55345 is a high-severity vulnerability, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2025-55345?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CVE-2025-55345

CVE-2025-55345

Using Codex CLI in workspace-write mode inside a malicious context (repo, directory, etc) could lead to arbitrary file overwrite and potentially remote code execution due to symlinks being followed outside the allowed current working direc…

EPSS: 0.008 (51.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-61 — UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

References

reefs@jfrog.com (third-party-advisory)
reefs@jfrog.com (patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-55345?: CVE-2025-55345 is a high-severity vulnerability, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2025-55345?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.