EIP-2026-115044

PRE-CVE

ChatZilla 0.8.23 - Remote Denial of Service

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-115044. PoCs published by D4rkGr3y.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit creates a fake IRC server that sends a maliciously crafted NOTICE message with an excessively large string to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition in ChatZilla clients. The exploit binds to a specified port and waits for connections, then sends the oversized payload to cause 100% CPU usage on the target.

Description

ChatZilla 0.8.23 - Remote Denial of Service

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by D4rkGr3y · cdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23150

This exploit creates a fake IRC server that sends a maliciously crafted NOTICE message with an excessively large string to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition in ChatZilla clients. The exploit binds to a specified port and waits for connections, then sends the oversized payload to cause 100% CPU usage on the target.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ChatZilla <= 0.8.23
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · Target must connect to the fake IRC server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026