CVE-2016-2087
moderate-risk
Published 2017-01-18
Directory traversal vulnerability in the client in HexChat 2.11.0 allows remote IRC servers to read or modify arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the server name.
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13.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 87% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 7.4/10
High
NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (6)
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
22/34 · High
Exploitability
12/34 · Low
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal