{
    "id": "CVE-2016-2087",
    "published": "2017-01-18 17:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:43:24",
    "cvss_score": "7.4",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-22",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.09524",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95316",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-04 18:17:13",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "hexchat_project",
            "product": "hexchat"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "39656",
            "title": "Hexchat IRC Client 2.11.0 - Directory Traversal",
            "date": "2016-04-04",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39656"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136564/Hexchat-IRC-Client-2.11.0-Directory-Traversal.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95881",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39656/",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136564/Hexchat-IRC-Client-2.11.0-Directory-Traversal.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95881",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39656/"
    ]
}