CVE-2025-7289: 
IrfanView vulnerability analysis and mitigation

IrfanView CADImage Plugin contains a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-7289) that affects the DXF file parsing functionality. The vulnerability was discovered by Rocco Calvi (@TecR0c) with TecSecurity and was reported to the vendor on February 28, 2025. This security flaw affects IrfanView CADImage Plugin versions up to (excluding) 15.0.0.8 for both x64 and x86 architectures, as well as IrfanView versions up to (excluding) 4.72 (Zero Day Initiative).

The vulnerability stems from improper validation of user-supplied data during the parsing of DXF files, which can result in a memory corruption condition (CWE-119). The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.0 base score of 7.8 (High) with the following vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates that while local access and user interaction are required, the vulnerability can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (Zero Day Initiative).

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process on affected installations of IrfanView CADImage Plugin. The high CVSS score indicates severe potential impacts on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (Zero Day Initiative).

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).