CVE-2016-2087
Directory traversal vulnerability in the client in HexChat 2.11.0 allows remote IRC servers to read or modify arbitrary files via a ..
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 9.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.4 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 9.49% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 4 April 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- hexchat project/hexchat
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 7.7% on 21 September 2026 to 9.5% on 26 October 2026, peaking at 9.5% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136564/Hexchat-IRC-Client-2.11.0-Directory-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95881
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39656/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136564/Hexchat-IRC-Client-2.11.0-Directory-Traversal.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95881
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39656/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.