Vulnerability · Published Aug 10, 2026 · Assigned by TuranSec

CVE-2026-72570cube-root directory-serve - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Malicious Filename

Medium 5.4

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in directory-serve from cube-root. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cube-root/directory-serve through 1.3.7 allows an attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript into the web interface by uploading a file with a crafted filename containing HTML attribute-breaking characters.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
cube-root directory-serve 0 – through 1.3.7

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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