Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2025· Updated Sep 8, 2025
Roo Code: Auto-approve allows npm install execution of malicious postinstall scripts
CVE-2025-58374
Description
Roo Code is an AI-powered autonomous coding agent that lives in users' editors. Versions 3.25.23 and below contain a default list of allowed commands that do not need manual approval if auto-approve is enabled, and npm install is included in that list. Because npm install executes lifecycle scripts, if a repository’s package.json file contains a malicious postinstall script, it would be executed automatically without user approval. This means that enabling auto-approved commands and opening a malicious repo could result in arbitrary code execution. This is fixed in version 3.26.0.
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Affected products
2<=3.25.23+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=3.25.23
- (no CPE)range: < 3.26.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/pull/7390/filesmitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/releases/tag/v3.26.0mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/RooCodeInc/Roo-Code/security/advisories/GHSA-c292-qxq4-4p2vmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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