Is CVE-2016-2087 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-2087 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-2087?

CVE-2016-2087 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-2087?

CVE-2016-2087 has an EPSS score of 9.45% (95th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2087?

Upgrade hexchat on debian 11 to 2.12.4-4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-2087

HIGHEPSS 95th pctl

7.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the client in HexChat 2.11.0 allows remote IRC servers to read or modify arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the server name.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

hexchatDebian

Fixed in:2.12.4-4CVE-2016-2087

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

9.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit2

Other references1

securityfocus.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.