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CVE-2019-17640

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.00%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-10-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Windows.

CVE
CVE-2019-17640
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.00%
Windows

Original NVD Description

In Eclipse Vert.x 3.4.x up to 3.9.4, 4.0.0.milestone1, 4.0.0.milestone2, 4.0.0.milestone3, 4.0.0.milestone4, 4.0.0.milestone5, 4.0.0.Beta1, 4.0.0.Beta2, and 4.0.0.Beta3, StaticHandler doesn't correctly processes back slashes on Windows Operating systems, allowing, escape the webroot folder to the current working directory.

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