Is CVE-2009-3573 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3573 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3573?

CVE-2009-3573 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-3573

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 5.7%EU EUVD

Multiple insecure method vulnerabilities in the PDIControl.PDI.1 ActiveX control (PDIControl.dll) 2.2.3160.0 in EMC Captiva PixTools Distributed Imaging 2.2 allow remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via the (1) SetLogFileName and (2) WriteToLog methods.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score: 5.7% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-3554)
Published: October 6, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3554 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

emc / captiva pixtools distributed imaging

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/36896(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36566(Exploit)
http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_17zVMhRhsRE6qC6DAj52.html(Exploit, URL Repurposed)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2808(Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53555

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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