Is CVE-2008-7070 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-7070 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-7070?

CVE-2008-7070 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-7070

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 5.1%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 5.1% (92th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-7029)
Published: August 25, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-7029 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

kvirc / kvirc

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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