What is CVE-2025-53536?

CVE-2025-53536 is a high-severity vulnerability in Roocode Roo_code, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2025-07-07.

How severe is CVE-2025-53536?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Roocode Roo_code

CVE-2025-53536

Roo Code is an AI-powered autonomous coding agent. Prior to 3.22.6, if the victim had "Write" auto-approved, an attacker with the ability to submit prompts to the agent could write to VS Code settings files and trigger code execution. Ther…

EPSS: 0.007 (46.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Roocode Roo_code
Roocodeinc Roo-code — versions < 3.22.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-552 — Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-53536?: CVE-2025-53536 is a high-severity vulnerability in Roocode Roo_code, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2025-07-07.
How severe is CVE-2025-53536?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.