CVE-2026-72569

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.19.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-10. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1(high)
EG Risk
56(Track)
EG Risk 56/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity91% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
42%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 10, 2026

Last Modified

August 10, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 10, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

directory-serve/lib/middleware/file-remove.js at main · cube-root/directory-serve · GitHub

https://github.com/cube-root/directory-serve/blob/main/lib/middleware/file-remove.js
generic

GitHub - cube-root/directory-serve: CLI tool to send and receive file on a network to a server · GitHub

https://github.com/cube-root/directory-serve

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72569(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 60× in last 7d / 98× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-21 09:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-21 05:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-21 01:36 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-21 01:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-20 21:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-20 18:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-20 14:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-20 09:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-20 06:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-20 02:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-19 22:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-19 18:44 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-19 18:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-19 14:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-19 10:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-19 06:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-19 02:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-18 23:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-18 19:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-18 15:38 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-18 15:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-18 11:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-18 07:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-18 03:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-18 00:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-17 20:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-17 16:31 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-17 16:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-17 12:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-17 08:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-17 04:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-17 01:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-16 21:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-16 17:39 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-16 17:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-16 13:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-16 10:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-16 06:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-16 02:30 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-16 02:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-15 22:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-15 18:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-15 15:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-15 11:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-15 07:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-15 03:54 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-15 03:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-15 01:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-15 00:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-14 20:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-14 16:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-14 12:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-14 09:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-14 05:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-14 01:28 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-08-14 01:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-08-13 21:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-13 17:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-13 14:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-13 10:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-13 06:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-13 02:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-12 23:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-12 19:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-12 15:33 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-08-12 15:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-08-12 11:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-12 07:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-12 04:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-12 00:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-11 20:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-11 16:54 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-08-11 16:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-11 13:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-08-11 09:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-11 05:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-08-11 01:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-08-10 22:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-08-10 18:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-10 14:29 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-08-10 14:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-08-10 13:36 UTCEG score recompute
  68. 2026-08-10 13:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-08-10 12:23 UTCEG score recompute
  70. 2026-08-10 12:02 UTCEG score recompute
  71. 2026-08-10 11:20 UTCEG score recompute
  72. 2026-08-10 10:57 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-08-10 10:56 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72569?
CVE-2026-72569 is a critical vulnerability published on August 10, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-72569 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72569 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-72569 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72569 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 58.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72569?
CVE-2026-72569 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72569?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72569, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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