Name: CVE-2019-16278: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Published: 2019-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2019-16278, CWE-22, Exploited in the Wild, CISA KEV Exploit, Metasploit Module, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.94393, CISA KEV

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Nazgul Nostromo	—	Upgrade Nazgul Nostromo to the latest version	Jul 18, 2025	Oct 14, 2019

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