CVE-2019-16278 KEV EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 99% (pctl 100)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2024-11-28.
Description
Directory Traversal in the function http_verify in nostromo nhttpd through 1.9.6 allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution via a crafted HTTP request.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 99.03% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2024-11-28 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-10-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Nostromo nhttpd Directory Traversal Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2024-11-07 |
| Due | 2024-11-28 |
| Vendor / product | Nostromo / nhttpd |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| nazgul | nostromo nhttpd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | nostromo 1.9.6 - Remote Code Execution | 2020-01-01 |
| exploit-db | Nostromo - Directory Traversal Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2019-11-01 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155045/Nostromo-1.9.6-Directory-Traversal-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155802/nostromo-1.9.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt
- https://git.sp0re.sh/sp0re/Nhttpd-exploits
- https://sp0re.sh
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155045/Nostromo-1.9.6-Directory-Traversal-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155802/nostromo-1.9.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt
- https://git.sp0re.sh/sp0re/Nhttpd-exploits
- https://sp0re.sh
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-16278
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