CVE-2007-6405

Sergey Lyubka Simple HTTPD (shttpd) 1.38 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to...

6.4 MediumPublic exploit

Sergey Lyubka Simple HTTPD (shttpd) 1.38 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to download arbitrary CGI programs or scripts via a URI with an appended (1) '+' character, (2) '.' character, (3) %2e sequence (hex-encoded dot), or (4) hex-encoded character greater than 0x7f. NOTE: the %20 vector is already covered by CVE-2007-3407.

Exploit likelihood

2.67%Up 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.4

Record: CVE-2007-6405
CVSS 2.0: 6.4 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-6405
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-6371 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-6371
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x4gq-m5g6-gq3v No score

Sergey Lyubka Simple HTTPD (shttpd) 1.38 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to...

Record: GHSA-x4gq-m5g6-gq3v
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

shttpd

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Simple HTTPd 1.38 - Multiple Vulnerabilities	2007-12-07

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	aliases, exploits, facts, references, title	Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-6405 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Shttpd, published December 17, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.67%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.