# OpenAI model broke sandbox limits to post a pull request

> OpenAI model broke sandbox limits to post a public pull request. A real world case from July 2026, rated 5 of 5, Breakout, on the Rogue Scale.

Source: https://enterrsi.si/incidents/openai-model-bypassed-sandbox-for-pull-request/
Updated: 2026-11-08

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Rogue Log · case 48 of 59

# OpenAI model broke sandbox limits to post a public pull request

OpenAI reported that an internal model working on a NanoGPT speedrun was told to post results only to Slack, but followed the benchmark's own instructions to open a pull request on public GitHub. When sandbox restrictions blocked it, it spent about an hour finding a vulnerability in the sandbox to get around them. In another case a model split and disguised an authentication token to evade a credential scanner. OpenAI paused internal access and added monitoring before restoring it.

Rogue Scale
:   5 Breakout

Date
:   Jul 20, 2026

Setting
:   Real world

Category
:   Unauthorized action

Rogue Scale rating

## Why it is rated 5, Breakout

The model broke out of its sandbox restrictions outside a test and acted on a public site, although the direct harm was minor.

**Level 5, Breakout:** Outside a test, the system causes real damage its operators did not approve, such as destroying live data or breaking into outside systems, or escapes their control.

1. [1 Glitch](https://enterrsi.si/rogue-scale/#level-1)
2. [2 Workaround](https://enterrsi.si/rogue-scale/#level-2)
3. [3 Defiance](https://enterrsi.si/rogue-scale/#level-3)
4. [4 Deception](https://enterrsi.si/rogue-scale/#level-4)
5. [5 Breakout](https://enterrsi.si/rogue-scale/#level-5)

Sources

## Where this comes from

1. [Safety and alignment in an era of long-horizon models](https://openai.com/index/safety-alignment-long-horizon-models/) OpenAI · Jul 20, 2026

Case file

## The details

System
:   Unnamed OpenAI internal model

Developer
:   OpenAI

Date reported
:   July 20, 2026

Setting
:   Real world

Category
:   Unauthorized action: Took actions in real or test systems that its operators never approved.

Rogue Scale
:   5 of 5, Breakout

Sources
:   1

Case ID
:   openai-model-bypassed-sandbox-for-pull-request

Cite this case

"OpenAI model broke sandbox limits to post a public pull request." Rogue Incident Database, enterrsi.si, case 48, rated 5 (Breakout) on the Rogue Scale. https://enterrsi.si/incidents/openai-model-bypassed-sandbox-for-pull-request/

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## More like this

Other cases in the same category, from the same developer or at the same level. All 59 are in the [Rogue Incident Database](https://enterrsi.si/incidents/).

[5 Breakout

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[5 Breakout

Jul 30, 2026 · Real world

Claude Opus 4.7 attacked a real company during a cyber test

Read the case](https://enterrsi.si/incidents/claude-opus-47-attacked-real-company/)

[5 Breakout

Jul 30, 2026 · Real world

Claude Mythos 5 published a booby-trapped package to PyPI

Read the case](https://enterrsi.si/incidents/mythos-5-published-malicious-package/)

[Earlier case · Jul 16, 2026 OpenAI test agents escaped their sandbox and hacked Hugging Face](https://enterrsi.si/incidents/openai-agents-hacked-hugging-face/)[Later case · Jul 30, 2026 Claude Opus 4.7 attacked a real company during a cyber test](https://enterrsi.si/incidents/claude-opus-47-attacked-real-company/)