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Fwd: UnrealIRCd 6.2.7 released & hot-patch to fix security issues for existing installations

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Clarification: UnrealIRCd Websockets and JSON-RPC interfaces involved in 6.2.7 security fixes are disabled by default.

Sam James forwards the UnrealIRCd 6.2.7 release announcement and clarifies that neither Websockets nor JSON-RPC are enabled by default. This limits exposure of the security issues addressed by the release and accompanying hot-patch for existing installations.

Key facts
  • UnrealIRCd 6.2.7 released with hot-patch for existing installs
  • Websockets and JSON-RPC are disabled by default
  • Default configurations not exposed to affected interfaces
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Posted by Sam James on Sep 12 Neither Websockets nor JSON-RPC are enabled by default. -------------------- Start of forwarded message -------------------- Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:41:14 +0200 Subject: UnrealIRCd 6. 2.

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