CVE-2009-2261
PeaZIP 2.6.1, 2.5.1, and earlier on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.3
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-2261- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-2261- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2257 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2257- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-744f-fx3c-748c No score
PeaZIP 2.6.1, 2.5.1, and earlier on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute...
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.
- Record
GHSA-744f-fx3c-748c- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | 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 |
| Metasploit | PeaZip Zip Processing Command Injection | 2009-06-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2261 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Giorgio Tani Peazip, published June 30, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 41.4%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.