{"id":"CVE-2026-72569","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72569","summary":"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…","details":"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. The lib/middleware/file-remove.js middleware does not sanitize the req.query.file parameter before using it to construct file system paths, enabling directory traversal via ../ sequences.","published":"2026-08-10T11:17:29.503","modified":"2026-08-10T11:17:29.503","cvss":{"score":9.1,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":null,"affectedPackages":[],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/cube-root/directory-serve"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/cube-root/directory-serve/blob/main/lib/middleware/file-remove.js"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","NVD","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-10T11:17:29.503"}}