CVE-2025-14306
Published: 09 December 2025
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…
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submitting specially crafted inputs that manipulate the file path, leading to potential unauthorized file deletions. https://robo-code.blogspot.com/
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Requires validation and sanitization of file path inputs to the recursivelyDelete method, directly preventing directory traversal exploitation.
Mandates timely flaw remediation by applying patches such as commit 26b6ba8ed5b2a11a646ce2d5da8d42cd53574b1f to fix the path sanitization issue.
Enforces least privilege on the CacheCleaner component, restricting its ability to delete arbitrary files outside intended directories.
Security SummaryAI
CVE-2025-14306 is a directory traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) 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. Published on 2025-12-09, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H).
An unauthenticated attacker (PR:N) can exploit this vulnerability over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction (UI:N) by submitting specially crafted inputs that manipulate the file path. Successful exploitation leads to unauthorized deletion of arbitrary files, causing high impacts to integrity (I:H) and availability (A:H) with no confidentiality impact (C:N).
Mitigation is provided via patches in the robo-code/robocode GitHub repository, including pull request #67 and commit 26b6ba8ed5b2a11a646ce2d5da8d42cd53574b1f. Security practitioners should update to versions incorporating these fixes and review the project blog at https://robo-code.blogspot.com/ for additional details.
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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The CVE describes a network-accessible (AV:N/PR:N), unauthenticated directory traversal vulnerability allowing arbitrary file deletion, directly enabling T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application) for exploitation and T1107 (File Deletion) for impact on integrity and availability.