CVE-2026-72569
CriticalCVSS 9.1Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk54th percentile - higher than 54% of all known CVEs
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.
Risk Assessment
The risk includes deletion of critical system files or data, potentially leading to service disruption and data loss.
Recommendation
Update directory-serve to a patched version and avoid running with --delete in production without proper safeguards.
Other vulnerabilities in directory-serve
Original NVD description (English source)
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.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS