# CVE-2026-53525: weechat: WeeChat (Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat) is a free chat client

CVE-2026-53525 is fixed in weechat on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53525, released August 18, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53525
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.4 (high)
- EPSS: 0.0043
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Aug 20, 2026

## Description

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.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | weechat Debian 14 | 4.9.3-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53525](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-53525.md) | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Linux | weechat opensuse-leap 16.0 | 4.10.0-bp160.1.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21615-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21615-1.md) | Aug 20, 2026 |

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