CVE-2026-72569

critical

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.

References

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-10

Updated: 2026-08-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00514