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Critical 9.1Published Aug 10, 2026
CVE-2026-72569cube-root directory-serve - Unauthenticated Path Traversal Arbitrary File Deletion
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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.
- CVSS
- 9.1 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- TuranSec
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
cube-root directory-serve cube_root:directory_serve (from the name) | through 1.3.7 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/cube-root/directory-servethird-party-advisory
- https://github.com/cube-root/directory-serve/blob/main/lib/middleware/file-remove.jstechnical-description
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