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title: "CVE-2025-14307: Robocode has an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability in the AutoExtract component"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2025-14307/
description: "CVE-2025-14307 (net.sf.robocode:robocode.battle (Maven)): An insecure temporary file creation vulnerability exists in the AutoExtract component of Robocode…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2025-12-09
date_modified: 2025-12-10
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2025-14307"
kev: false
cvss: 9.3
epss: 0.00332
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
---

# CVE-2025-14307: Robocode has an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability in the AutoExtract component

**Signal:** Critical, preconditions apply. Severe if exploited, but exploitation needs conditions that may not apply to you. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 0.3% , percentile 25: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (low). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Needs local access needed. Lower urgency for most teams unless an attacker could already run code on the machine.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes net.sf.robocode:robocode.battle (Maven) < 1.9.5.6, fixed in 1.9.5.6 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

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

- Maven `net.sf.robocode:robocode.battle` < 1.9.5.6 → fixed: 1.9.5.6

## Affected products (CVE record)

- Robocode Project Robocode: 1.9.3.6

## Severity

- GovTech CSG CVSS 4.0: 9.3 `CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Red`
- GitHub CVSS 4.0: 9.3 `CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Red`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable no , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 25.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-2mxr-rc97-xrj2](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2mxr-rc97-xrj2)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2025-14307](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14307)
- [NVD entry CVE-2025-14307](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14307)
- [github.com](https://github.com/robo-code/robocode/pull/68)
- [github.com](https://github.com/robo-code/robocode/commit/9f882bba2a9cd91da57c16b98699f8cc9b354f3a)

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