CVE-2021-27224
The WPG plugin before 3.1.0.0 for IrfanView 4.57 has a user-mode write access violation starting at WPG+0x0000000000012ec6, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The WPG plugin before 3.1.0.0 for IrfanView 4.57 has a user-mode write access violation starting at WPG+0x0000000000012ec6, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 37.99% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- irfanview/wpg
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 38.0% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161449/IrfanView-4.57-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/multiple-vulnerabilities-irfanview-wpg/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htmVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161449/IrfanView-4.57-Denial-Of-Service-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/multiple-vulnerabilities-irfanview-wpg/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htmVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.