CVE-2026-53525

HIGHPre-NVD 7.47.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.4 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 83% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
7.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.4Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

WeeChat (Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat) is a free chat client. In versions 0.3.1 through 4.9.0, the WeeChat relay authentication uses non-constant-time string comparison functions (weechat_strcasecmp and strcmp) to verify password hashes and plaintext passwords. An attacker can exploit timing differences to extract the server-computed hash character by character, then authenticate using the correct hash without knowing the password. Version 4.9.1 fixes the issue.

CVSS v3
7.4
EG Score
7.4(medium)
EG Risk
49(Track*)
EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity74% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
17%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 21, 2026

Last Modified

August 25, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 21, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

Non-Constant-Time Password Hash Comparison in Relay Authentication · Advisory · weechat/weechat · GitHub

https://github.com/weechat/weechat/security/advisories/GHSA-vhv8-g2r9-cwcc

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 11× 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.

  1. 2026-08-26 04:26 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-25 17:25 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-25 17:01 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-25 15:34 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-24 17:33 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-23 08:29 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-21 23:26 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-21 22:29 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-21 22:29 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53525?
CVE-2026-53525 is a high vulnerability published on August 21, 2026. WeeChat (Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat) is a free chat client. In versions 0.3.1 through 4.9.0, the WeeChat relay authentication uses non-constant-time string comparison functions (weechat_strcasecmp and strcmp) to verify password hashes and plaintext passwords. An attacker can exploit timing…
When was CVE-2026-53525 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53525 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 21, 2026, with the most recent update on August 25, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53525 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53525 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 83.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53525?
CVE-2026-53525 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53525?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53525, 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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