CVE-2009-2261
What it is
PeaZIP 2.6.1, 2.5.1, and earlier on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a .zip archive with a .txt file whose name contains | (pipe) characters and a command.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 41.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 41.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.3 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
- It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 41.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-20 · Improper input validation
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Giorgio Tani Peazip ≤ 2.5.1
- Giorgio Tani Peazip 1.0
- Giorgio Tani Peazip 1.1
- Giorgio Tani Peazip 1.2
- Giorgio Tani Peazip 1.3
- Giorgio Tani Peazip 1.4
- Giorgio Tani Peazip 1.5
- Giorgio Tani Peazip 1.6
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 9.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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