CVE-2007-2951: Kvirc Irc Client

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 3.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The parseIrcUrl function in src/kvirc/kernel/kvi_ircurl.cpp in KVIrc 3.2.0 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an (1) irc:// or (2) irc6:// URI.

Affected products

• Kvirc Irc Client: version 3.2.0 only

Published 2007-06-26. Last modified 2026-06-16.