CVE-2017-9894
XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.40 allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted .fpx file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at Xfpx!gffGetFormatInfo+0x0000000000029272."
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
XnView Classic for Windows Version 2.40 allows remote attackers to execute code via a crafted .fpx file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at Xfpx!gffGetFormatInfo+0x0000000000029272."
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.54% probability · 45th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- xnview/xnview
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-9894Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-9894Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.