[codex] Grant Windows sandbox access to primary runtime - #31574
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Why
Codex Desktop installs its managed primary runtime under
%USERPROFILE%\.cache\codex-runtimes. Elevated Windows sandbox commands run as dedicated sandbox users. The synchronous runtime ACL refresh repairs read/execute access for the Desktop runtime directories under%LOCALAPPDATA%\OpenAI\Codex, but did not include the managed primary runtime cache.As a result, the Desktop app could discover a bundled runtime while a sandboxed command received
ACCESS_DENIEDwhen reading or executing it.What changed
%USERPROFILE%\.cache\codex-runtimesin the managed runtime paths considered by the Windows sandbox ACL refresh.Impact
Bundled Python, Node, and native tools remain usable from elevated Windows sandbox sessions without broadening write access or granting access to the rest of the user profile.
Validation
just fmtjust test -p codex-windows-sandbox(10/10 host-side tests passed)