CVE-2009-2261 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 41.4% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 41.42% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-06-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| giorgio tani | peazip |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PeaZIP 2.6.1 - Zip Processing Command Injection (Metasploit) | 2010-09-20 |
| exploit-db | PeaZIP 2.6.1 - Compressed Filename Command Injection | 2009-06-05 |
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