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Roo Code — agentic threat model

9.6AIVSS 9.6 · Critical

Roo Code presents a high-risk profile due to its autonomous execution capabilities, direct integration with the user's terminal and development environment, and lack of built-in sandboxing, which could allow malicious code execution or host compromise via prompt injection.

OWASP AIVSS score rationale

AIVSS = (CVSS_Base + AARS) × Mitigation_Factor, where AARS = (10 − CVSS_Base) × (Factor_Sum / 10) × ThM
CVSS base 8.8AARS uplift 0.78Factor sum 5.9/10Threat ×1.1Mitigation ×1.0
Autonomy of Action
0.80
Goal-Driven Planning
0.80
Self-Modification
0.50
Dynamic Tool Use
0.90
Persistent Memory
0.70
Contextual Awareness
0.70
Dynamic Identity
0.20
Multi-Agent Interactions
0.10
Non-Determinism
0.70
Opacity & Reflexivity
0.50

Scored with the canonical OWASP AIVSS formula (AIVSS calculator reference); agentic risk factors estimated from the agent’s described capabilities.

MAESTRO 7-layer threat model

Per-layer threats for this agent. Layers tagged “not certain from listing” are general, caveated commentary where the public description didn’t pin that layer.

L1 · Foundation Models⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — Roo Code is model-agnostic and runs on top of external LLMs. It is highly susceptible to indirect prompt injection through malicious codebases or files it reads, leading to unauthorized command execution.

L2 · Data Operations⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — The agent reads local codebase files and maintains a task memory system. The primary threat is data exfiltration of sensitive source code or hardcoded secrets if the agent is manipulated by adversarial inputs.

L3 · Agent Frameworks✓ mapped

The framework orchestrates a cyclic planning, editing, running, and debugging loop. Insecure tool integration is a critical threat here, as the agent can be coerced into executing destructive terminal commands or writing malicious code during its autonomous loops.

L4 · Deployment & Infrastructure⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — Roo Code runs locally within the developer's environment. Without explicit containerization or sandboxing (which are not detailed in the listing), a compromise of the agent directly escalates to full host system compromise.

L5 · Evaluation & Observability⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — There is no mention of real-time guardrails, safety monitoring, or logging of executed commands to prevent malicious actions before they hit the terminal.

L6 · Security & Compliance (cross-cutting)⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — As an open-source developer tool, it lacks enterprise-grade access controls, policy enforcement, or compliance auditing out-of-the-box, relying entirely on the host user's permissions.

L7 · Agent Ecosystem⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — The agent operates primarily as a single-user developer assistant and does not explicitly detail multi-agent coordination or marketplace interactions.

MAESTRO — the 7-layer agentic threat-modeling framework (Cloud Security Alliance / Ken Huang).