{"id":85407,"date":"2025-11-02T05:50:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T05:50:43","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-10T21:40:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T03:40:30","slug":"cve-2025-58374-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-roo-code-ai-coding-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58374-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-roo-code-ai-coding-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-58374: Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in Roo Code AI Coding Agent<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This report presents an analysis of the CVE-2025-58374 vulnerability, which poses a significant risk to Roo Code users. This AI-powered autonomous coding agent is a widely used tool that automates code writing in user editors. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-28905-heap-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-mib3-infotainment-unit-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92195\">vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code<\/a> execution if exploited, potentially compromising system security or leading to data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-58374<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS 7.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49668-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-rras-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92453\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1101136428\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Roo Code | Versions 3.25.23 and below<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49029-code-injection-vulnerability-in-bitto-kazi-custom-login-and-signup-widget\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92198\">vulnerability stems from the auto-approve feature of the autonomous coding<\/a> agent. The affected versions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52904-command-execution-vulnerability-in-file-browser-version-2-32-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92207\">Roo Code<\/a> contain a default list of allowed commands that do not require manual approval if this feature is enabled. Notably, the npm install command is included in this list.<br \/>\nWhen npm install executes lifecycle scripts, if a repository\u2019s package.json file contains a malicious postinstall script, it would be executed automatically without user approval. Thus, enabling auto-approved commands and opening a malicious repo could result in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41656-unauthenticated-remote-command-execution-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92284\">arbitrary code<\/a> execution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1917824249\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This pseudocode illustrates a malicious postinstall script in a package.json file:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">{\n&quot;name&quot;: &quot;malicious-package&quot;,\n&quot;version&quot;: &quot;1.0.0&quot;,\n&quot;description&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n&quot;scripts&quot;: {\n&quot;postinstall&quot;: &quot;echo &#039;Malicious code executed!&#039;&quot;\n},\n&quot;dependencies&quot;: {\n&quot;roo-code&quot;: &quot;3.25.23&quot;\n}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>With the above malicious package, when a user opens the repository and the &#8220;npm install&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53098-arbitrary-command-execution-in-roo-code-via-mcp-configuration\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92312\">command is auto-approved by Roo Code<\/a>, the postinstall script is executed, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This report presents an analysis of the CVE-2025-58374 vulnerability, which poses a significant risk to Roo Code users. This AI-powered autonomous coding agent is a widely used tool that automates code writing in user editors. The vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution if exploited, potentially compromising system security or leading to data leakage. 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