CVE-2026-59685

A flaw was found in httpd. When deployed on Windows environments, an out-of-bounds write vulnerability occurs while processing path requests containing short 8.3 file names that expand beyond allocated memory buffers. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending crafted HTTP requests,...

Microsoft IIS Shortname Scanner

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'Microsoft IIS shortname vulnerability scanner', 'Description' = %q The vulnerability is caused by a tilde character "" in a GET or OPTIONS reques...

Microsoft IIS shortname vulnerability scanner

The vulnerability is caused by a tilde character "" in a GET or OPTIONS request, which could allow remote attackers to disclose 8.3 filenames short names. In 2010, Soroush Dalili and Ali Abbasnejad discovered the original bug GET request. This was publicly disclosed in 2012. In 2014, Soroush...

http-iis-short-name-brute NSE Script

Attempts to brute force the 8.3 filenames commonly known as short names of files and directories in the root folder of vulnerable IIS servers. This script is an implementation of the PoC "iis shortname scanner". The script uses ,? and to bruteforce the short name of files present in the IIS...