CVE-2012-10051Public exploit

Code execution via oversized plugin load file

Published Aug 8, 2025 · Updated Apr 7, 2026

Stack-based buffer overflow in Photodex ProShow Producer 5.0.3256 allows local users to execute code via a crafted plugin load file. At startup, the plugin loader copies an unbounded string from the installation directory's extensionless load file into a stack buffer. Exploitation requires placing the file in that directory and user interaction to launch the application, after which attacker-controlled code runs in the application's context.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stack-based buffer overflow in Photodex ProShow Producer 5.0.3256 allows local users to execute code via a crafted plugin load file. At startup, the plugin loader copies an unbounded string from the installation directory's extensionless load file into a stack buffer. Exploitation requires placing the file in that directory and user interaction to launch the application, after which attacker-controlled code runs in the application's context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2012-10051
Published
Aug 8, 2025
Updated
Apr 7, 2026
Vendor
Photodex Corporation
Product
ProShow Producer
Classifications
CWE-121, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 8, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 7, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=5.0.3256

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Photodex Corporation · ProShow Producerversion=5.0.3256

Published CVSS scores

8.4VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
6.9Inshell SecurityAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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