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CVE-2017-9528

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-9528 describes a critical arbitrary code execution and denial-of-service vulnerability affecting IrfanView version 4.44 (32bit) when processing crafted .fpx files via its FPX Plugin 4.46. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) can be triggered by a remote attacker through user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is significant, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or notable community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.44CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:irfanview:4.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.46CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:irfanview:fpx:4.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/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
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0271 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

github.com / wlinzi/security_advisories/tree/master/CVE-2017-9528
Third Party Advisory
irfanview.com / plugins.htm
Vendor Advisory