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CVE-2021-26237

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-26237 describes a user mode write access violation in FastStone Image Viewer versions up to 7.5, occurring when the software processes a specially crafted CUR file. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant risk of Denial of Service or potential code execution if an unsuspecting user opens a malicious file. While the attack complexity is low and no authentication is required, user interaction is necessary for exploitation. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or Nuclei, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 7.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:faststone:image_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0273 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

voidsec.com / advisories/cve-2021-26237-faststone-image-viewer-v-7-5-user-mode-write-access-violation
Third Party Advisory