A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the CacheCleaner component of Robocode version 1.9.3.6. The recursivelyDelete method fails to properly sanitize file paths, allowing attackers to traverse directories and delete arbitrary files on the system. This vulnerability can be exploited by submitting specially crafted inputs that manipulate the file path, leading to potential unauthorized file deletions. https://robo-code.blogspot.com/

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8385-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Robocode could be tricked into making network requests to attacker-controlled     systems. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause external service interaction, resulting in     information disclosure. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-10648)

    Lim Sim Yee discovered that Robocode did not properly validate file paths in the CacheCleaner component.
    An attacker could possibly use this issue to delete arbitrary files. (CVE-2025-14306)

    Lim Sim Yee discovered that Robocode did not securely create temporary files in the AutoExtract component.
    An attacker could possibly use this issue to manipulate temporary files, resulting in arbitrary code     execution. (CVE-2025-14307)

    Lim Sim Yee discovered that Robocode did not properly validate data lengths in the Buffer class. An     attacker could possibly use this issue to trigger an integer overflow, resulting in arbitrary code     execution. (CVE-2025-14308)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the CacheCleaner component of Robocode version 1.9.3.6. The
    recursivelyDelete method fails to properly sanitize file paths, allowing attackers to traverse directories
    and delete arbitrary files on the system. This vulnerability can be exploited by submitting specially
    crafted inputs that manipulate the file path, leading to potential unauthorized file deletions.
    https://robo-code.blogspot.com/ (CVE-2025-14306)

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the CacheCleaner component of Robocode version 1.9.3.6. The     recursivelyDelete method fails to properly sanitize file paths, allowing attackers to traverse directories     and delete arbitrary files on the system. This vulnerability can be exploited by submitting specially     crafted inputs that manipulate the file path, leading to potential unauthorized file deletions.
    https://robo-code.blogspot.com/ (CVE-2025-14306)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
318844	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : Robocode vulnerabilities (USN-8385-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
436332	SCA: security update for net.sf.robocode:robocode.core (GHSA-j8r2-47rx-qhw4)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	critical
436332	SCA: security update for net.sf.robocode:robocode.core (GHSA-j8r2-47rx-qhw4)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	critical
278021	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-14306	Nessus	Misc.	critical

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