{"id":"CVE-2026-72569","title":"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.","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 the application is run with the --delete option.","severity":"critical","cvss":9.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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-2026-72569","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/cube-root/directory-serve","label":"309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c"},{"url":"https://github.com/cube-root/directory-serve/blob/main/lib/middleware/file-remove.js","label":"309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00514,"epssPercentile":0.42787,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-29T16:39:14.840Z","slug":"CVE-2026-72569","body":"## Overview\n\nA 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":50,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":50.1,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}