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CVE-2019-12822

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-12822 is a header parsing vulnerability in Embedthis GoAhead versions prior to 4.1.1 and 5.0.1. This flaw allows an attacker to trigger a memory assertion, out-of-bounds memory reference, and potential Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a specially crafted HTTP request containing a colon on a line by itself. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:embedthis:goahead:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.85%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0885 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / embedthis/goahead/compare/5349710...579f21f
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / embedthis/goahead/issues/285
PatchThird Party Advisory