TI-2026-50829 Aliases CVE-2026-72571 GHSA-2cj2-3364-qxxf

mustafaakin cast-localvideo - Unauthenticated Path Traversal via dir Parameter

MEDIUM 41CWE-22Published 2026-08-10 · Updated 2026-08-10

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01149 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
mustafaakin	cast-localvideo	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

cast-localvideo Vendormustafaakin Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72571
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2cj2-3364-qxxf

References

Advisory 1

Product

Other 1

Vulnerable File

Sources

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