Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-32810

Halloy is an IRC application written in Rust.

Published Mar 20, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Halloy is an IRC

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-32810. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of Halloy is an IRC is installed.

Severity
Medium4.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.14%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe halloy/halloy

Halloy is an IRC application written in Rust. In versions on \*nix and macOS prior to commit f180e41061db393acf65bc99f5c5e7397586d9cb, halloy creates its config directory and files using default umask permissions, which typically results in on files and on directories. This allows any local user on the system to read plaintext credentials stored in or referenced paths. Commit f180e41061db393acf65bc99f5c5e7397586d9cb patches the issue.

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  • cpe halloy/halloyversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-32810

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-32810. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of Halloy is an IRC is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. EPSS 0.14%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Halloy is an IRC application written in Rust. In versions on \*nix and macOS prior to commit f180e41061db393acf65bc99f5c5e7397586d9cb, halloy creates its config directory and files using default umask permissions, which typically results in on files and on directories. This allows any local user on the system to read plaintext credentials stored in or referenced paths. Commit f180e41061db393acf65b

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Halloy is an IRC application written in Rust. In versions on \*nix and macOS prior to commit f180e41061db393acf65bc99f5c5e7397586d9cb, halloy creates its config directory and files using default umask permissions, which typically results in on files and on directories. This allows any local user on the system to read plaintext credentials stored in or referenced paths. Commit f180e41061db393acf65b

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-32810

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-32810

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-32810

    Halloy is an IRC application written in Rust. In versions on \*nix and macOS prior to commit f180e41061db393acf65bc99f5c5e7397586d9cb, halloy creates its config directory and files using default umask permissions, which typically results in on files and on directori

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.