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CVE-2025-14306 Robocode

Affected softwareRobocode
Severity10.0 Critical CVSS 4.0 2 scores
Fixed in1.9.5.6
WeaknessPath traversal (CWE-22)
Published9 Dec 2025
Updated15 Oct 2026

Description

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the CacheCleaner component of Robocode version 1.9.3.6. The recursivelyDelete method fails to properly sanitize file paths, allowing attackers to traverse directories and delete arbitrary files on the system. This vulnerability can be exploited by submitting specially crafted inputs that manipulate the file path, leading to potential unauthorized file deletions. https://robo-code.blogspot.com/

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 1.1% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

  • Protection full Path traversal
  • Action available security rule
  • Review automated Inferred
  • Record active x_directory_traversal, x_file_deletion, x_security_vulnerability
Decided by A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding Protected by Waratek's ARMR path-traversal security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's weakness is CWE-22: Path Traversal.
Candidate fix https://github.com/robo-code/robocode/commit/26b6ba8ed5b2a11a646ce2d5da8d42cd53574b1f : a commit: the change itself

How to mitigate CVE-2025-14306

Upgrade Robocode to 1.9.5.6 or later. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its path traversal rule. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

CVSS

10.0 CRITICAL v4.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Red 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 4.0 10.0 CRITICAL CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Red cve_disclosure@tech.gov.sg Secondary published
CVSS 3.1 9.1 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
net.sf.robocode:robocode.core 0 1.9.5.6 unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 2 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
osv net.sf.robocode robocode.core generic < 1.9.5.6
nvd robocode robocode generic 1.9.3.6

References

URLTags
https://github.com/robo-code/robocode/commit/26b6ba8ed5b2a11a646ce2d5da8d42cd53574b1f commit
https://github.com/robo-code/robocode/pull/67 WEB
https://github.com/robo-code/robocode PACKAGE

Timeline

Published2025-12-09By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-10-15NVD's own last-modified date for this record.