CVE-2009-2261

CVSS Score Not Available

70.59%

HIGH RiskEPSS (99th percentile)

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.

Published: 6/30/2009

Modified: 4/9/2025

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EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

70.59%HIGH Exploitation Risk

99th percentile

This vulnerability has a 70.59% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

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