CVE-2025-14307

Local code execution via unprivileged temporary-file operations

Published Dec 9, 2025 · Updated Dec 9, 2025

Insecure temporary-file creation in Robocode 1.9.3.6 allows local users to execute code or overwrite files through a race. RecordManager.createTempFile performs battle-record file operations outside the AccessController.doPrivileged boundary added by the upstream fix. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access to interfere with temporary-file creation; resulting actions use Robocode's file privileges.

CVSS severity9.3
Critical
EPSS probability0.33%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insecure temporary-file creation in Robocode 1.9.3.6 allows local users to execute code or overwrite files through a race. RecordManager.createTempFile performs battle-record file operations outside the AccessController.doPrivileged boundary added by the upstream fix. Exploitation requires local low-privilege access to interfere with temporary-file creation; resulting actions use Robocode's file privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-14307
Published
Dec 9, 2025
Updated
Dec 9, 2025
Vendor
Robocode Project
Product
Robocode
Classifications
CWE-377, CAPEC-17, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

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

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.9.3.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Robocode Project · Robocodeversion=1.9.3.6

Published CVSS scores

8.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3GovTech CSGCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-377Insecure Temporary File
CAPEC-17Using Malicious Files
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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