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CVE-2025-7309:
IrfanView vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2025-7309 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting the IrfanView CADImage Plugin. The vulnerability was discovered in February 2025 and publicly disclosed on July 8, 2025. This security flaw affects installations of IrfanView CADImage Plugin versions prior to 4.72 (Zero Day Initiative).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists within the parsing of DWG files in the IrfanView CADImage Plugin. The specific issue stems from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a memory corruption condition. 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, indicating high potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (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 impact could lead to complete system compromise within the scope of the affected application (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
Source: This report was generated using AI
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