CVE-2025-14306Network attack vector

Arbitrary file deletion via unchecked recursive paths

Published Dec 9, 2025 · Updated Jan 28, 2026

Path traversal in Robocode 1.9.3.6 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files through the CacheCleaner component. The recursivelyDelete method deletes resolved File objects without canonicalizing each path and confirming that it remains beneath the intended cache directory. A crafted path reaching cache cleanup is sufficient, and deletion is limited by the Robocode process's filesystem permissions.

CVSS severity10.0
Critical
EPSS probability1.07%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Robocode 1.9.3.6 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files through the CacheCleaner component. The recursivelyDelete method deletes resolved File objects without canonicalizing each path and confirming that it remains beneath the intended cache directory. A crafted path reaching cache cleanup is sufficient, and deletion is limited by the Robocode process's filesystem permissions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-14306
Published
Dec 9, 2025
Updated
Jan 28, 2026
Vendor
Robocode Project
Product
Robocode
Classifications
CWE-22, CAPEC-137, CAPEC-126, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 9, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.9.3.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Robocode Project · Robocodeversion=1.9.3.6

Published CVSS scores

10.0GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Red

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC-137Parameter Injection
CAPEC-126Path Traversal
T1485Data Destruction

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