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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2001-0274 json

kicq IRC client 1.0.0, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.

published 2001-05-03 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0274

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.8%
EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

kicq IRC client 1.0.0, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-20660)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-20660 KICQ 1.0 - Arbitrary Command Execution remote, 2001-02-14
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0276.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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