# CVE-2025-14307: robocode.battle RCE — Fixed in 1.9.5.6

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☕ Maven

Not in CISA KEV

HIGH severity

# CVE-2025-14307 — robocode.battle

HIGH [Fix: robo-code/robocode#68](https://github.com/robo-code/robocode/pull/68)

CVE-2025-14307 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.1) CWE-377 vulnerability in net.sf.robocode:robocode.battle. A fix is available for net.sf.robocode:robocode.battle — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Robocode has an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability in the AutoExtract component

Also known as[GHSA-2mxr-rc97-xrj2](/vulnerability/GHSA-2mxr-rc97-xrj2)

Published

Dec 9, 2025

Updated

Apr 10, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 10, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

## Exploitation Status

### No confirmed exploitation observed yet

-   A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
-   CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2025-14307.

## EPSS Exploitation Probability

[via FIRST.org ↗](https://www.first.org/epss/)

0.4%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk+0.02%

Lower risk than most CVEs29th percentile — riskier than 29% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

0.00%0.28%0.57%0.85%0.1%0.4%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from [FIRST.org EPSS](https://www.first.org/epss/).

## How urgent is this, really

## Where this sits among everything scored

## Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

☕`net.sf.robocode:robocode.battle`

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

## Description

An insecure temporary file creation vulnerability exists in the AutoExtract component of Robocode version 1.9.3.6. The createTempFile method fails to securely create temporary files, allowing attackers to exploit race conditions and potentially execute arbitrary code or overwrite critical files. This vulnerability can be exploited by manipulating the temporary file creation process, leading to potential unauthorized actions.

## Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem

Package

Vulnerable range

Fix

☕Maven

`net.sf.robocode:robocode.battle` 

all versions

1.9.5.6`net.sf.robocode:robocode.battle:1.9.5.6`

## Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

`robocode`robocode

1 version

1.9.3.6

## Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

1.  ### Detect
    
    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for net.sf.robocode:robocode.battle, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
    
2.  ### Fix
    
    Update net.sf.robocode:robocode.battle to 1.9.5.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2025-14307 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
    
3.  ### Workarounds
    
    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
    

## Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

UbuntuHIGH

[USN-8385-1Ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8385-1)

## Frequently Asked Questions

An insecure temporary file creation vulnerability exists in the AutoExtract component of Robocode version 1.9.3.6. The createTempFile method fails to securely create temporary files, allowing attackers to exploit race conditions and potentially execute arbitrary code or overwrite critical files. This vulnerability can be exploited by manipulating the temporary file creation process, leading to potential unauthorized actions.

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