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CVE-2026-72569: cube-root directory-serve - Unauthenticated Path Traversal Arbitrary File Deletion

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-10 · updated 2026-10-24
• Weakness: CWE-22

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.

Affected products

• cube-root directory-serve: through 1.3.7

References

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

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