CVE-2008-2841
Argument injection vulnerability in XChat 2.8.7b and earlier on Windows, when Internet Explorer...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-2841- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-2841- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2834 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2834- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-64rw-mj5q-w82v No score
Argument injection vulnerability in XChat 2.8.7b and earlier on Windows, when Internet Explorer...
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.
- Record
GHSA-64rw-mj5q-w82v- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | XChat 2.8.7b - 'URI Handler' Remote Code Execution (Internet Explorer 6/7) | 2008-06-13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-2841 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, published June 24, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.4%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.