In version from 3.0.0 to 3.5.3 of Eclipse Vert.x, the StaticHandler uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '' (forward slashes) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory when running on Windows Operating Systems.
bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=539171
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h39x-m55c-v55h
github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web
github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/commit/57a65dce6f4c5aa5e3ce7288685e7f3447eb8f3b
github.com/vert-x3/vertx-web/issues/1025
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12542