{"api_version":"1","generated_at":"2026-07-23T11:38:55+00:00","cve":"CVE-2019-16278","urls":{"html":"https://cve.report/CVE-2019-16278","api":"https://cve.report/api/cve/CVE-2019-16278.json","docs":"https://cve.report/api","cve_org":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16278","nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16278"},"summary":{"title":"CVE-2019-16278","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.","state":"PUBLIC","assigner":"cve@mitre.org","published_at":"2019-10-14 17:15:00","updated_at":"2023-03-23 18:11:00"},"problem_types":["CWE-22"],"metrics":[],"references":[{"url":"https://sp0re.sh","name":"https://sp0re.sh","refsource":"MISC","tags":["Not Applicable"],"title":"sp0re","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"-1","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"http://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt","name":"http://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt","refsource":"MISC","tags":["Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"title":"","mime":"text/plain","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://git.sp0re.sh/sp0re/Nhttpd-exploits","name":"https://git.sp0re.sh/sp0re/Nhttpd-exploits","refsource":"MISC","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"title":"404 Not Found","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"404","archivestatus":"404"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155045/Nostromo-1.9.6-Directory-Traversal-Remote-Command-Execution.html","name":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155045/Nostromo-1.9.6-Directory-Traversal-Remote-Command-Execution.html","refsource":"MISC","tags":[],"title":"Nostromo 1.9.6 Directory Traversal / Remote Command Execution ≈ Packet Storm","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"0"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155802/nostromo-1.9.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html","name":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155802/nostromo-1.9.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html","refsource":"MISC","tags":[],"title":"nostromo 1.9.6 Remote Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm","mime":"text/html","httpstatus":"200","archivestatus":"200"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16278","name":"CVE Program record","refsource":"CVE.ORG","tags":["canonical"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16278","name":"NVD vulnerability detail","refsource":"NVD","tags":["canonical","analysis"]}],"affected":[],"timeline":[],"solutions":[],"workarounds":[],"exploits":[],"credits":[],"nvd_cpes":[{"cve_year":"2019","cve_id":"16278","vulnerable":"1","versionEndIncluding":"1.9.6","cpe1":"cpe","cpe2":"2.3","cpe3":"a","cpe4":"nazgul","cpe5":"nostromo_nhttpd","cpe6":"*","cpe7":"*","cpe8":"*","cpe9":"*","cpe10":"*","cpe11":"*","cpe12":"*","cpe13":"*"}],"vendor_comments":[],"enrichments":{"kev":{"cve_year":"2019","cve_id":"16278","cve":"CVE-2019-16278","vendorProject":"Nostromo","product":"nhttpd","vulnerabilityName":"Nostromo nhttpd Directory Traversal Vulnerability","dateAdded":"2024-11-07","shortDescription":"Nostromo nhttpd contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the http_verify() function in a non-chrooted nhttpd server allowing for remote code execution.","requiredAction":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","dueDate":"2024-11-28","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"https://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16278","cwes":"CWE-22","catalogVersion":"2026.07.22","updated_at":"2026-07-22 20:07:15"},"epss":{"cve_year":"2019","cve_id":"16278","cve":"CVE-2019-16278","epss":"0.990570000","percentile":"0.999280000","score_date":"2026-07-22","updated_at":"2026-07-23 00:09:32"},"legacy_qids":[]},"source_records":{"cve_program":{"CVE_data_meta":{"ASSIGNER":"cve@mitre.org","ID":"CVE-2019-16278","STATE":"PUBLIC"},"affects":{"vendor":{"vendor_data":[{"product":{"product_data":[{"product_name":"n/a","version":{"version_data":[{"version_value":"n/a"}]}}]},"vendor_name":"n/a"}]}},"data_format":"MITRE","data_type":"CVE","data_version":"4.0","description":{"description_data":[{"lang":"eng","value":"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."}]},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"n/a"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"url":"http://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt","refsource":"MISC","name":"http://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt"},{"url":"https://sp0re.sh","refsource":"MISC","name":"https://sp0re.sh"},{"refsource":"MISC","name":"https://git.sp0re.sh/sp0re/Nhttpd-exploits","url":"https://git.sp0re.sh/sp0re/Nhttpd-exploits"},{"refsource":"MISC","name":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155045/Nostromo-1.9.6-Directory-Traversal-Remote-Command-Execution.html","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155045/Nostromo-1.9.6-Directory-Traversal-Remote-Command-Execution.html"},{"refsource":"MISC","name":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155802/nostromo-1.9.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155802/nostromo-1.9.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html"}]}},"nvd":{"publishedDate":"2019-10-14 17:15:00","lastModifiedDate":"2023-03-23 18:11:00","problem_types":["CWE-22"],"metrics":{"baseMetricV3":{"cvssV3":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL"},"exploitabilityScore":3.9,"impactScore":5.9},"baseMetricV2":{"cvssV2":{"version":"2.0","vectorString":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","accessVector":"NETWORK","accessComplexity":"LOW","authentication":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"PARTIAL","integrityImpact":"PARTIAL","availabilityImpact":"PARTIAL","baseScore":7.5},"severity":"HIGH","exploitabilityScore":10,"impactScore":6.4,"acInsufInfo":false,"obtainAllPrivilege":false,"obtainUserPrivilege":false,"obtainOtherPrivilege":false,"userInteractionRequired":false}},"configurations":{"CVE_data_version":"4.0","nodes":[{"operator":"OR","children":[],"cpe_match":[{"vulnerable":true,"cpe23Uri":"cpe:2.3:a:nazgul:nostromo_nhttpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionEndIncluding":"1.9.6","cpe_name":[]}]}]}},"legacy_mitre":{"record":{"CveYear":"2019","CveId":"16278","Ordinal":"155908","Title":"CVE-2019-16278","CVE":"CVE-2019-16278","Year":"2019"},"notes":[{"CveYear":"2019","CveId":"16278","Ordinal":"1","NoteData":"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.","Type":"Description","Title":null},{"CveYear":"2019","CveId":"16278","Ordinal":"2","NoteData":"2019-10-14","Type":"Other","Title":"Published"},{"CveYear":"2019","CveId":"16278","Ordinal":"3","NoteData":"2020-01-01","Type":"Other","Title":"Modified"}]}}}