{"id":"CVE-2026-72567","title":"An improper path validation vulnerability in AsyncFuncAI/deepwiki-open through commit 16f35a0 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to write to or delete arbitrary files with root privileges","summary":"An improper path validation vulnerability in AsyncFuncAI/deepwiki-open through commit 16f35a0 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to write to or delete arbitrary files with root privileges. The api/api.py wiki-cache endpoint construc…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-22"],"published":"2026-08-10","updated":"2026-08-28","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72567","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/AsyncFuncAI/deepwiki-open","label":"309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c"},{"url":"https://github.com/AsyncFuncAI/deepwiki-open/blob/main/api/api.py","label":"309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00789,"epssPercentile":0.54288,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-29T16:39:14.800Z","slug":"CVE-2026-72567","body":"## Overview\n\nAn improper path validation vulnerability in AsyncFuncAI/deepwiki-open through commit 16f35a0 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to write to or delete arbitrary files with root privileges. The api/api.py wiki-cache endpoint constructs file paths from user-controlled owner, repo, and repo_type fields without sanitization, enabling path traversal.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":54,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}