cve-2025-58374
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-09-06 02:19
Modified
2025-09-08 14:05
Summary
Roo Code: Auto-approve allows npm install execution of malicious postinstall scripts
Impacted products
RooCodeIncRoo-Code
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