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CVE-2025-7242:
IrfanView vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2025-7242 is a remote code execution vulnerability in IrfanView CADImage Plugin discovered in February 2025 and publicly disclosed on July 8th, 2025. The vulnerability affects IrfanView CADImage Plugin installations up to version 4.72 and is related to DWG file parsing functionality (Zero Day Initiative).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from an out-of-bounds read condition within the DWG file parsing functionality. The specific flaw exists due to lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (Zero Day Initiative).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process on affected installations of IrfanView CADImage Plugin. The vulnerability requires user interaction, specifically that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file (Zero Day Initiative).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in IrfanView CADImage Plugin version 4.72. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk (Zero Day Initiative).
Additional resources
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