CVE-2025-58373VulnerabilityPublished 5 Sep 2025Updated 8 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-58373: RooCodeInc Roo-Code · Link Following

Affects RooCodeInc Roo-CodeSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium : upgrade to 3.26.0 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.5Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 3.26.0

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Local: The vulnerable component is not bound to the network stack and the attacker’s path is via read/write/execute capabilities. Either: the attacker exploits the vulnerability by accessing the target system locally (e.g., keyboard, console), or remotely (e.g., SSH); or the attacker relies on User Interaction by another person to perform actions required to exploit the vulnerability (e.g., tricking a legitimate user into opening a malicious document).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Sep 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade RooCodeInc Roo-Code to 3.26.0.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
RooCodeInc Roo-Code	Affected <3.26.0	Fixed in 3.26.0

AI-suggested

1. Upgrade Roo-Code to version 3.26.0 or later immediately to apply the official fix that properly handles symlink resolution and enforces .rooignore protections. 2. Restrict write permissions in development workspaces to trusted users only, minimizing the risk of malicious symlink creation. 3. Implement strict access controls and monitoring on source code repositories and developer environments to detect unauthorized file modifications or suspicious symlink usage. 4. Educate developers about the risks of symlink attacks and encourage regular review of .rooignore and similar exclusion files to ensure sensitive files are properly protected. 5. Use additional secret management tools that do not rely solely on file-based exclusions to safeguard sensitive credentials outside of the development environment. 6. Employ endpoint security solutions capable of detecting anomalous file system activities, including symlink creation and access patterns. 7. Conduct regular security audits and code reviews focusing on file access patterns and extension/plugin behaviors within development tools.

Description

Roo Code is an AI-powered autonomous coding agent that lives in users' editors. Versions 3.25.23 and below contain a vulnerability where .rooignore protections could be bypassed using symlinks. This allows an attacker with write access to the workspace to trick the extension into reading files that were intended to be excluded. As a result, sensitive files such as .env or configuration files could be exposed. An attacker able to modify files within the workspace could gain unauthorized access to sensitive information by bypassing .rooignore rules. This could include secrets, configuration details, or other excluded project data. This is fixed in version 3.26.0.

Impact

For European organizations, this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information such as API keys, database credentials, or proprietary configuration details stored in excluded files within development environments. Since Roo-Code is integrated into developers' editors, exploitation could compromise the confidentiality of source code and secrets during the development lifecycle, potentially leading to further attacks such as supply chain compromises or unauthorized access to production systems. Organizations with collaborative development environments or those that allow multiple users write access to shared workspaces are particularly at risk. The exposure of secrets could violate data protection regulations such as GDPR if personal data or credentials are leaked, leading to legal and reputational consequences. Additionally, organizations relying on Roo-Code for AI-assisted coding may face delays or disruptions if they need to urgently patch or upgrade affected versions. Although the vulnerability requires local write access and user interaction, insider threats or compromised developer machines could exploit this flaw to escalate data exposure risks.

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: MediumOWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
Architecture and Design · Separation of Privilege
Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Symlink Attack (opens in a new tab)
Using Malicious Files (opens in a new tab)
Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files (opens in a new tab)
Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 12 Sep 2025, 23:55 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-59

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