CVE-2021-27362
The WPG plugin before 3.1.0.0 for IrfanView 4.57 has a Read Access Violation on Control Flow starting at WPG!ReadWPG_W+0x0000000000000133, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.48%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The WPG plugin before 3.1.0.0 for IrfanView 4.57 has a Read Access Violation on Control Flow starting at WPG!ReadWPG_W+0x0000000000000133, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.48% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- irfanview/wpg
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.5% since 26 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://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/multiple-vulnerabilities-irfanview-wpg/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htmVendor Advisory
- 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.