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April 14, 2026
Why is OpenAI Warning Users to Update MacOS Applications?
Following the compromise of the Axios package, OpenAI is urging users to update macOS apps including ChatGPT Desktop, Codex App, Codex CLI and Atlas
TL;DR
- OpenAI is urging users to update macOS applications like ChatGPT Desktop due to a security incident involving the Axios package.
- A North Korean state-sponsored actor compromised the Axios package, a popular open-source dependency, potentially infecting users with a remote access trojan (RAT).
- OpenAI is updating its macOS security certificates out of caution, even though no OpenAI user data was accessed or systems compromised.
- Users must install the latest versions of OpenAI's macOS applications; older versions will stop functioning after May 8th.
- The incident stemmed from a misconfigured GitHub Actions workflow that unknowingly used a malicious version of Axios during the app-signing process.
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