CVE-2026-32810

low-risk
Published 2026-03-20

Halloy is an IRC application written in Rust. In versions on \*nix and macOS prior to commit f180e41061db393acf65bc99f5c5e7397586d9cb, halloy creates its config directory and files using default umask permissions, which typically results in `0644` on files and `0755` on directories. This allows any local user on the system to read plaintext credentials stored in `config.toml` or referenced `password_file` paths. Commit f180e41061db393acf65bc99f5c5e7397586d9cb patches the issue.

Do I need to act?

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0.01% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Halloy

Affected Vendors

Halloy

References (3)

Patch https://github.com/squidowl/halloy/commit/f180e41061db393acf65bc99f5c5e7397586d9...
Exploit https://github.com/squidowl/halloy/security/advisories/GHSA-x5j2-fr4h-9p7g
Exploit https://github.com/squidowl/halloy/security/advisories/GHSA-x5j2-fr4h-9p7g
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal