CVE-2009-1743
Directory traversal vulnerability in InstallHFZ.exe 6.5.201.0 in Pinnacle Hollywood Effects 6, a module in Pinnacle Systems Pinnacle Studio 12, allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a filename containing a ..\ (dot dot…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 6.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in InstallHFZ.exe 6.5.201.0 in Pinnacle Hollywood Effects 6, a module in Pinnacle Systems Pinnacle Studio 12, allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via a filename containing a ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequence in a Hollywood FX Compressed Archive (.hfz) file. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by decompressing a file to a Startup folder. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 6.18% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 13 May 2009
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- pinnaclesys/pinnacle studio
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 6.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://osvdb.org/54430
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_pinnacle_studio_12_hfz.htmExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35078Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503476/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34936Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50510
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8670
- http://osvdb.org/54430
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_pinnacle_studio_12_hfz.htmExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35078Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503476/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34936Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50510
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8670
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.