MapServer before 7.0.8, 7.1.x and 7.2.x before 7.2.3, 7.3.x and 7.4.x before 7.4.5, and 7.5.x and 7.6.x before 7.6.3 does not properly enforce the MS_MAP_NO_PATH and MS_MAP_PATTERN restrictions that are intended to control the locations from which a mapfile may be loaded (with MapServer CGI).
https://mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-7-6.html
https://mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-7-4.html
https://mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-7-2.html
https://mapserver.org/development/changelog/changelog-7-0.html