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TI-2008-02715 Aliases CVE-2008-2841GHSA-64rw-mj5q-w82v

Argument injection vulnerability in XChat 2.8.7b and earlier on Windows, when Internet…

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

Argument injection vulnerability in XChat 2.8.7b and earlier on Windows, when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the --command parameter in an ircs:// URI.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.15379 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.8.7bVulnerablexchat
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_nt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.8.7b Vulnerable ·xchat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2841
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-64rw-mj5q-w82v

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

Sources

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