What is CVE-2026-72571?

CVE-2026-72571 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mustafaakin Cast-localvideo, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-10.

How severe is CVE-2026-72571?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Mustafaakin Cast-localvideo

CVE-2026-72571

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 param…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Mustafaakin Cast-localvideo — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c (third-party-advisory)
309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c (technical-description)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-72571?: CVE-2026-72571 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mustafaakin Cast-localvideo, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-72571?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.