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Root Cause

The warning may have been triggered because the model chose to use JavaScript or a scripted method to retrieve page content. That was not my intended request. I did not ask for exploit code, malicious payloads, scanning tools, detection bypass, credential access, or access to any system that I was not authorized to use. I only wanted the AI to browse and read content from an already opened or publicly accessible webpage in the same way a normal user would.

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What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.128.0

What subscription do you have?

ChatGPT Pro $200/month

Which model were you using?

gpt-5-5

What platform is your computer?

No response

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

No response

What issue are you seeing?

Hello,

I would like to clarify the recent “possible cyber security risk” warning on my account. My intention was not to perform any cybersecurity attack, vulnerability exploitation, penetration testing, scanning, privilege escalation, access bypass, data theft, or any unauthorized activity.

At that time, I only asked ChatGPT to help me read a webpage that I had already opened and browse data within a specific date range. My original intent was for the model to simulate normal user actions, such as clicking, scrolling, navigating the page, and reading visible webpage content.

The warning may have been triggered because the model chose to use JavaScript or a scripted method to retrieve page content. That was not my intended request. I did not ask for exploit code, malicious payloads, scanning tools, detection bypass, credential access, or access to any system that I was not authorized to use. I only wanted the AI to browse and read content from an already opened or publicly accessible webpage in the same way a normal user would.

If these conversations were flagged as cybersecurity risk, I believe this may have been a false positive. Going forward, I will avoid requests that could be misunderstood as cybersecurity-related and will only use ChatGPT for normal development, webpage reading, data organization, and general learning purposes.

I would appreciate it if you could review my case and remove or reduce the related risk flags. Thank you.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 019de9ce-377e-7bb1-b9b8-e81947ead8ef

What is the expected behavior?

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Additional information

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TL;DR

The user should rephrase their requests to avoid triggering cybersecurity risk flags, focusing on normal user actions like browsing and reading webpage content.

Guidance

  • Review the conversation thread (019de9ce-377e-7bb1-b9b8-e81947ead8ef) to understand what triggered the cybersecurity risk warning.
  • Ensure future requests are clear and specific about intended actions, avoiding language that could be misinterpreted as cybersecurity-related.
  • Focus on using ChatGPT for normal development, webpage reading, data organization, and general learning purposes to minimize the risk of false positives.
  • Consider providing more context about the webpage and the specific date range of interest to help ChatGPT understand the request better.

Notes

The issue lacks technical details about the Codex CLI and terminal emulator, which might be relevant in understanding the full context of the problem. However, based on the provided information, the focus is on clarifying the user's intent to avoid false positives.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: The user should adjust their request language and behavior to avoid triggering cybersecurity risk flags, as there is no clear indication of a technical issue that needs a version upgrade or a code fix.

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