CVE-2026-72569

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

Published Aug 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.1 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cube-root
Cube-root directory-serve
Vendors & Products Cube-root
Cube-root directory-serve
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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. 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. 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.
Type Values Removed Values Added
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. 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.
Title cube-root directory-serve - Unauthenticated Path Traversal Arbitrary File Deletion
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
TuranSec
Published
Updated
Aug 10, 2026, 1:10 PM
Reserved
Aug 10, 2026, 10:32 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 10, 2026, 11:17 AM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 3:10 PM