CVE-2026-72569

CRITICAL 9.1

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

CVSS Score

9.1

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-22
Vendor	cube-root
Product	directory-serve
Published	Aug 10, 2026
Last Updated	Aug 10, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

cube-root / directory-serve

0 ≤ 1.3.7

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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

Credits

Bo'riboy Abdurahmonov