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High, CVSS 8.7amended

Paperclip: codex_local inherited ChatGPT/OpenAI-connected Gmail and was able to send real email

GHSA-gqqj-85qm-8qhf

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Affected packages

  • npm paperclipai

    Affected
    <= 2026.403.0
    Fixed in
    no fixed version recorded

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
8.7 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS
No dated EPSS signal available.
Source description

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Summary A Paperclip-managed codexlocal runtime was able to access and use a Gmail connector that I had connected in the ChatGPT/OpenAI apps UI, even though I had not explicitly connected Gmail inside Paperclip or separately inside Codex. In my environment this enabled mailbox access and a real outbound email to be sent from my Gmail account. After I manually intervened to stop the workflow, follow-up retraction messages were also sent, confirming repeated outward write/send capability. This appears to be a trust-boundary failure between Paperclip-managed Codex execution and inherited OpenAI app connectors, amplified by dangerous-by-default runtime settings. Details Successful runtime calls include: - mcpcodexappsgmailgetprofile - mcpcodexappsgmailsearchemails - mcpcodexappsgmailsendemail The connected Gmail profile resolved to my personal account. Inside the Paperclip-managed codex-home, I also found cached OpenAI curated connector state for Gmail under a path like: -…

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  1. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-gqqj-85qm-8qhf

  2. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record GHSA-gqqj-85qm-8qhf

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# Patch Next advisory brief: GHSA-gqqj-85qm-8qhf

Advisory: Paperclip: codex_local inherited ChatGPT/OpenAI-connected Gmail and was able to send real email
IDs: GHSA-gqqj-85qm-8qhf
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/ghsa-gqqj-85qm-8qhf (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:48 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.7)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor response not established. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm paperclipai: affected <= 2026.403.0

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls paperclipai --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on paperclipai.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-gqqj-85qm-8qhf (OSV record GHSA-gqqj-85qm-8qhf lists affected ranges: npm paperclipai >=0 <=2026.403.0)
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gqqj-85qm-8qhf (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-gqqj-85qm-8qhf lists affected ranges: npm paperclipai >=0 <=2026.403.0)

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