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Some users are unable to access Codex

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Started Jul 18, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC

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Identified
Jul 18, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC
We have identified an issue causing some users to receive access-denied errors when using the Codex desktop app and CLI.
Monitoring
Jul 18, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.