CVE-2001-0792: Xchat

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Format string vulnerability in XChat 1.2.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed nickname.

Affected products

• Xchat Xchat: version 1.2.x only

Published 2001-10-18. Last modified 2026-06-16.