November 7, 2024 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2019-16278 — Nostromo nhttpd
Nostromo nhttpd Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2024-11-07- Federal due date
2024-11-28- Vendor
- Nostromo
- Product
- nhttpd
- EPSS
- 99.9th percentile (score 0.991, as of
2026-07-13) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16278
CISA short description
Nostromo nhttpd contains a directory traversal vulnerability in the http_verify() function in a non-chrooted nhttpd server allowing for remote code execution.
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.