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Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-72569

CVE-2026-72569

cube-root directory-serve — cube-root directory-serve - Unauthenticated Path Traversal Arbitrary File Deletion

EPSS 0.7%CVSS 9.1
critical.is priorityof 100
38
CVSS 9.1 (CNA)9.1 / 10 × 3027.3Not in CISA KEV+300.0EPSS percentile 54.5.545 × 2010.9No public exploit+100.0SSVC exploitation: none+100.0
Description · from the CVE record

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.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource
directory-serve≤ 1.3.7–CNA

Scores by source

TuranSec (CNA)9.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

References

writeupgithub.com/cube-root/directory-servewriteupgithub.com/cube-root/directory-serve/blob/main/lib/middleware/file-remove.js