Directory traversal vulnerability in Lil' HTTP server 2.1 and 2.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in an HTTP GET request.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2002-2076 is rated Exploit Available (58.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.53%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-08-16 | 0.27% | 0.53% | +0.25% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 0.45% | 0.27% | -0.18% |
| 3 | 2025-01-19 | — | 0.45% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| summit_computer_networks | lil_http | 2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:summit_computer_networks:lil_http:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| summit_computer_networks | lil_http | 2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:summit_computer_networks:lil_http:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |