CVE-2025-58373 Roo Code: Symlink-bypass of .rooignore can lead to unintended file disclosure

Medium 5.5 Published 5 Sep 2025 Updated 8 Sep 2025

Attackers with workspace write access can bypass .rooignore via symlinks to disclose sensitive files like secrets and configurations.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-58373?

CVE-2025-58373 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in RooCodeInc Roo-Code, published on 5 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Roo Code is an AI-powered autonomous coding agent that lives in users' editors. Versions 3.25.23 and below contain a vulnerability where .rooignore protections could be bypassed using symlinks. This allows an attacker with write access to the workspace to trick the extension into reading files that were intended to be excluded. As a result, sensitive files such as .env or configuration files could be exposed. An attacker able to modify files within the workspace could gain unauthorized access to sensitive information by bypassing .rooignore rules. This could include secrets, configuration details, or other excluded project data. This is fixed in version 3.26.0.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-58373?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Roocode Roo Code.

How do I fix CVE-2025-58373?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-58373 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2025-58373 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-58373 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p76r-7mc3-qh7c.