CVE-2026-72567Patch

LOWCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

An improper path validation vulnerability in AsyncFuncAI/deepwiki-open through commit 16f35a0 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to write to or delete arbitrary files with root privileges. The api/api.py wiki-cache endpoint constructs file paths from user-controlled owner, repo, and repo_type fields without sanitization, enabling path traversal.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-22

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-08-29: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-08-29: 1Technical Details · 2026-08-29: 108-29
Signal classification1 categories
Patch
1100.0%
Full discourse1 post
  • DFIR Lab@DFIR_Lab
    Patch

    🚨 CRITICAL: CVE-2026-72567 (CVSS 9.8) - Path traversal in AsyncFuncAI/deepwiki-open allows unauthenticated attackers to write/delete arbitrary files with root privileges. Patch immediately! #CVE #Vulnerability #PatchNow #ThreatIntel https://t.co/tXQNfxZmB2

    Post summary

    This tweet announces a serious path traversal vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑72567) in AsyncFuncAI/deepwiki-open that grants root‑level file manipulation and urges immediate patching.

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