Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify Windows-hosted Drogon app
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DeliverySend crafted HTTP request with traversal sequences
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ExploitBypass StaticFileRouter path handling
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ExecutionRead files outside web root
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ImpactDisclose sensitive application data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires that the target run Drogon (up to 1.9.13-1 / 10.0-beta.3) on Windows and serve static files via the Static File Router (StaticFileRouter::route), i.e. an application configured to expose a static document root. No authentication and no user interaction are required per PR:N/UI:N. The primary limiting factors are: the platform must be Windows (the flaw is described as Windows-specific, so Linux/macOS deployments may not be affected), static-file serving must be enabled and reachable, and the realistic payoff is bounded to files readable by the server process - impact is disclosure only (VI:N/VA:N). |
| Impact | Signals are mixed and point to a moderate, not emergency, priority. The provided CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) describes a remote, low-complexity, unauthenticated attack, which maximizes reachability, but the impact is deliberately scoped low (VC:L, with VI:N/VA:N), yielding a 6.9 (Medium) score - this is information disclosure only, not code execution. The E:P value in the vector and the description's statement that 'the exploit has been published' confirm publicly available exploit code exists, but there is NO CISA KEV listing and NO EPSS score provided, so there is no evidence of active, widespread exploitation - POC availability must not be conflated with exploitation. The vendor was contacted and did not respond, meaning NO official patch or advisory is confirmed, which raises operational risk for deployers. The single reporting source (VulDB) and absence of an NVD-enriched record or vendor confirmation lower overall confidence. Net: a credible, easy-to-trigger file-disclosure bug with public PoC, but limited blast radius and a niche product footprint keep it below top-priority unless Drogon is confirmed in your Windows-facing environment. Note the impact assessment is conservative - a path-traversal static-file flaw could in practice expose more sensitive files than VC:L suggests; verify the actual readable scope. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote, unauthenticated attacker sends a crafted HTTP request to a Windows-hosted Drogon application containing directory-traversal sequences in the static-file path handled by StaticFileRouter::route. Because the router fails to properly canonicalize/normalize the path, the server returns files outside the intended static web root, disclosing application source, configuration, or other readable files. Published exploit code is reported to exist, and the low attack complexity (AC:L) means no special timing or preconditions are needed. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 04, 2026
Path traversal in the Drogon C++ web framework's static file router (StaticFileRouter::route) lets unauthenticated remote attackers read files outside the configured document root on Windows deployments up to and including 1.9.13-1 and 10.0-beta.3. The flaw is limited to information disclosure - no integrity or availability impact - but publicly available exploit code exists and the vendor was contacted early and did not respond, so no official fix is confirmed. Our assessment rates this as a moderate, non-emergency priority: the platform must be Windows, static-file serving must be enabled and reachable, and the payoff is bounded to files readable by the server process; there is no confirmation of active exploitation (CISA KEV).
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch has been identified at time of analysis: Drogon's maintainers were contacted early and did not respond, so the only public references are the VulDB advisory (https://vuldb.com/vuln/413369) and its CTI page (https://vuldb.com/vuln/413369/cti). Until an upstream fix lands, apply compensating controls: first, if static file serving is not essential, disable or remove the document root registration so StaticFileRouter::route is never invoked - the trade-off is loss of built-in static asset delivery, which must then be handled by a hardened reverse proxy. Second, where static content must be served, place a reverse proxy or web server in front that normalizes and rejects requests containing traversal sequences (including URL-encoded and double-encoded forms, backslashes, and drive-letter prefixes) and restrict the exposed route to a minimal prefix - this adds a normalization layer but can break legitimate filenames containing unusual characters. Third, resolve and canonicalize paths in a custom handler and verify the result stays within the document root before reading, rather than relying on the affected router. Fourth, run the service under a low-privilege account with read access limited to the intended content directory so traversal yields little of value, accepting the operational cost of tighter filesystem ACLs. Fifth, if the deployment can be moved to Linux or macOS, the Windows-specific condition is avoided, though this is a platform migration rather than a transient mitigation. Monitor the VulDB entry and the Drogon project for a patched release.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The issue is a classic CWE-22 improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory, located in lib/src/StaticFileRouter.cc in the StaticFileRouter component of Drogon, a C++14/17 HTTP application framework. When an application registers a document root, StaticFileRouter::route maps request URIs to filesystem paths; on Windows this mapping fails to properly normalize and constrain the resolved path, so crafted sequences (e.g., directory traversal, mixed separators, or drive-relative forms) can escape the document root. The Windows-specific nature is consistent with the framework's path-handling logic: POSIX and Windows path semantics differ, and traversal defenses that work on Unix-style separators can be bypassed with backslashes, drive letters, or alternate encodings under Windows APIs. CPE data from the reporting source (cpe:2.3:a:n/a:drogon) is generic and does not enumerate a fixed version, and the weakness is reachable only when the application actually serves static files through this router; because the framework is a library, the ultimate exposure depends on how each consuming application configures its document root.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Remote unauthenticated low-complexity request triggers path traversal (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); impact is file disclosure only, so C:L and I:N/A:N, consistent with vendor VC:L.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulDB).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulDB
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
A flaw has been found in Drogon up to 1.9.13-1/10.0-beta.3 on Windows. Affected is the function StaticFileRouter::route of the file lib/src/StaticFileRouter.cc of the component Static File Router. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-92087
GHSA-7fvc-r3q2-9v2h
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