CVE-2009-1743

Pinnacle Studio 12 - Path Traversal and Arbitrary File Write via Hollywood FX Archive Filename

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-1743. PoCs published by Nine:Situations:Group.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in Pinnacle Studio 12 by crafting a malicious .hfz file. The payload overwrites a file outside the intended directory, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution when the file is decompressed by InstallHFX.exe.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Nine:Situations:Group · phplocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8670

This exploit demonstrates a directory traversal vulnerability in Pinnacle Studio 12 by crafting a malicious .hfz file. The payload overwrites a file outside the intended directory, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution when the file is decompressed by InstallHFX.exe.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Pinnacle Studio 12
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious .hfz file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35078
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8670
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503476/100/0/threaded
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34936
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50510
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/54430

Scores

EPSS 0.0618
EPSS Percentile 92.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
pinnaclesys/pinnacle_studio 12
Published May 21, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026