{"id":"CVE-2019-16278","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-16278","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T18:41:59.007Z","title":"Nostromo nhttpd Directory Traversal Vulnerability","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.","published":"2019-10-14T17:15:09.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:22:03.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-22"],"affected":["nazgul/nostromo nhttpd"],"epss":{"score":0.99033,"percentile":0.99931,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2024-11-07","dueDate":"2024-11-28","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16278"},"exploits":{"count":2,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2019-11-01","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":47837,"kind":"exploit","title":"nostromo 1.9.6 - Remote Code Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47837","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/remote/47837.py","file":"exploits/multiple/remote/47837.py","published":"2020-01-01","added":"2020-01-01","updated":"2020-02-07","author":"Kr0ff","type":"remote","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2019-16278"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comnostromo-1.9.6.tar.gz","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null},{"edbId":47573,"kind":"exploit","title":"Nostromo - Directory Traversal Remote Command Execution (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47573","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/remote/47573.rb","file":"exploits/multiple/remote/47573.rb","published":"2019-11-01","added":"2019-11-01","updated":"2019-11-01","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2019-16278"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/nostromo_code_exec.rb"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 28 November 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155045/Nostromo-1.9.6-Directory-Traversal-Remote-Command-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155802/nostromo-1.9.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://git.sp0re.sh/sp0re/Nhttpd-exploits","tags":["Broken Link","Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://sp0re.sh","tags":["Broken Link","Not Applicable"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155045/Nostromo-1.9.6-Directory-Traversal-Remote-Command-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155802/nostromo-1.9.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.nazgul.ch/dev/nostromo_cl.txt","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.sp0re.sh/sp0re/Nhttpd-exploits","tags":["Broken Link","Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://sp0re.sh","tags":["Broken Link","Not Applicable"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-16278","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16278","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}