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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Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mustafaakin
Mustafaakin cast-localvideo
Vendors & Products Mustafaakin
Mustafaakin cast-localvideo

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title mustafaakin cast-localvideo - Unauthenticated Path Traversal via dir Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-22
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: TuranSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-10T17:51:58.118Z

Reserved: 2026-08-10T10:32:53.853Z

Link: CVE-2026-72571

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T17:51:54.528Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-10T11:17:29.760

Modified: 2026-08-10T18:18:51.420

Link: CVE-2026-72571

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T14:24:57Z

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