CVE-2019-6453

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
8.1
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 54%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 54%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

mIRC before 7.55 allows remote command execution by using argument injection through custom URI protocol handlers. The attacker can specify an irc:// URI that loads an arbitrary .ini file from a UNC share pathname. Exploitation depends on browser-specific URI handling (Chrome is not exploitable).

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EPSS
98.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 18, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (12)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 25× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-46392
    First seen Feb 18, 2019

    mIRC < 7.55 - 'Custom URI Protocol Handlers' Remote Command Execution

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCproofofcalc/cve-2019-6453-poc
    First seen Feb 18, 2019

    Proof of calc for CVE-2019-6453

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-6453?
CVE-2019-6453 is a high vulnerability published on February 18, 2019. mIRC before 7.55 allows remote command execution by using argument injection through custom URI protocol handlers. The attacker can specify an irc:// URI that loads an arbitrary .ini file from a UNC share pathname. Exploitation depends on browser-specific URI handling (Chrome is not exploitable).
When was CVE-2019-6453 disclosed?
CVE-2019-6453 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 18, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2019-6453 actively exploited?
CVE-2019-6453 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-6453?
CVE-2019-6453 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2019-6453?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-6453, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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