What is CVE-2019-16198?

CVE-2019-16198 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kslabs Ksweb, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-10-03.

How severe is CVE-2019-16198?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Kslabs Ksweb

CVE-2019-16198

KSLabs KSWEB 3.93 allows ../ directory traversal, as demonstrated by the hostFile parameter.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2019-10-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-08.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Kslabs Ksweb — versions 3.93

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

rastating.github.io/ksweb-android-remote-code-execution/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16198?: CVE-2019-16198 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kslabs Ksweb, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2019-16198?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.