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An old flaw in WircSrv IRC Server 5.07s lets a user who already holds IRC operator privileges read files off the server by pointing the "importmotd" command at any file the server process can access. It is an insider abuse issue on a legacy chat server, not a remote unauthenticated attack, but a privileged operator could quietly view sensitive files on the host. Very limited. WircSrv is a discontinued Windows IRC daemon from around 2000 with no known modern deployments. Exposure is realistic only where legacy IRC infrastructure still runs and untrusted parties hold operator credentials. No affected-CPE list is published in the CVE record. Low priority for most organizations. Only material if a legacy WircSrv instance is still in production; in that case treat it as end-of-life software risk and plan decommissioning rather than emergency patching. Mitigation focus: Retire or replace WircSrv 5.07s; the product is legacy with no vendor patch cited in sources.; Restrict IRC operator credentials to trusted staff and rotate any shared operator passwords.; Run the IRC daemon under a low-privilege account so readable files are minimized..
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