CVE-2026-72571 json
mustafaakin cast-localvideo - Unauthenticated Path Traversal via dir Parameter
published 3mo ago modified 18d ago also EUVD-2026-55235
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability in mustafaakin/cast-localvideo (all versions) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the server. The app.js handler at lines 151-153 passes the user-supplied req.body.dir parameter directly to res.sendFile() without sanitization, enabling directory traversal via absolute paths or ../ sequences to read sensitive system files.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 3mo ago
Exploit prediction
1.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- mustafaakin cast-localvideo
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
github.com
/mustafaakin/cast-localvideo
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/mustafaakin/cast-localvideo/blob/main/app.js
technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-72571
- NVD CVE-2026-72571
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