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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2017-9893 json

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 s…

published 2017-07-05 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-18803

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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+0x0000000000012548."

Exploit prediction

0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.