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.
Published: 2026-08-10
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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.

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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'}


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Cube-root Directory-serve
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: TuranSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T13:10:20.674Z

Reserved: 2026-08-10T10:32:53.853Z

Link: CVE-2026-72569

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T13:10:16.075Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-10T11:17:29.503

Modified: 2026-08-10T14:17:27.900

Link: CVE-2026-72569

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T14:25:03Z

Weaknesses