CVE-2026-72569

Published: Aug 10, 2026Modified: Oct 24, 2026Deferred

9.1

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.2

Source: 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c (Secondary)

Description

A path traversal vulnerability in cube-root/directory-serve through 1.3.7 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to delete arbitrary files outside the intended served directory when the application is run with the --delete option.

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (2)

https://github.com/cube-root/directory-serve

Source: 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c

https://github.com/cube-root/directory-serve/blob/main/lib/middleware/file-remove.js

Source: 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c

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