CVE-2025-53536Network attack vector

Code execution via unprotected VS Code settings

Published Jul 7, 2025 · Updated Jul 8, 2025

Code execution in Roo Code before 3.22.6 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary commands through agent-authored VS Code settings. The write tool treated .vscode/settings.json as an ordinary auto-approved target, allowing php.validate.executablePath to reference an arbitrary command that runs when a PHP file triggers validation. Exploitation requires influence over an agent prompt and auto-approved file writes, which are disabled by default; successful commands run with the editor user's privileges.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability0.66%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code execution in Roo Code before 3.22.6 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary commands through agent-authored VS Code settings. The write tool treated .vscode/settings.json as an ordinary auto-approved target, allowing php.validate.executablePath to reference an arbitrary command that runs when a PHP file triggers validation. Exploitation requires influence over an agent prompt and auto-approved file writes, which are disabled by default; successful commands run with the editor user's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-53536
Published
Jul 7, 2025
Updated
Jul 8, 2025
Vendor
Roo Code, Inc.
Product
Roo Code
Classifications
CWE-552, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 7, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 8, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 3.22.6

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Roo Code, Inc. · Roo Codeversion=< 3.22.6

Published CVSS scores

8.1GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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-552Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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