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CVE-2016-7144

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7144 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability affecting UnrealIRCd versions before 3.2.10.7 and 4.x before 4.0.6. This flaw allows remote attackers to spoof certificate fingerprints via a crafted AUTHENTICATE parameter, enabling them to log in as another user. With a CVSS score of 8.1, the attack is network-based, requires high complexity, and can lead to full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.2.10.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:unrealircd:unrealircd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:unrealircd:unrealircd:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:unrealircd:unrealircd:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:unrealircd:unrealircd:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:unrealircd:unrealircd:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
67.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0128 is in the 27th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

forums.unrealircd.org / viewtopic.php
Vendor Advisory
github.com / unrealircd/unrealircd/commit/f473e355e1dc422c4f019dbf86bc50ba1a34a766
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/09/04/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/8
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/92763
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry