CVE-2008-7070

Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in KVIrc 3.4.2 Shiny allows remote attackers...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in KVIrc 3.4.2 Shiny allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a " (quote) followed by command line switches in a (1) irc:///, (2) irc6:///, (3) ircs:///, or (4) and ircs6:/// URI. NOTE: this might be due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-2951.

Exploit likelihood

5.05%Down 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

Record: CVE-2008-7070
CVSS 2.0: 9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-7070
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-7029 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-7029
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w92f-fprr-h2jq No score

Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in KVIrc 3.4.2 Shiny allows remote attackers...

Record: GHSA-w92f-fprr-h2jq
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

kvirc

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	KVIrc 3.4.2 Shiny - URI handler Remote Command Execution	2008-11-21

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-7070 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Kvirc, published August 25, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.05%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.