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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 24, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-2841

CVE-2008-2841

Description

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.

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Affected products

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  • Microsoft/Internet Explorer
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Xchat/Xchat2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:xchat:xchat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.8.7b
    • (no CPE)range: <=2.8.7b

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