{"cve":"CVE-2019-6116","nvd":{"published":"2019-03-21T16:01:07.063","modified":"2026-06-17T02:38:38.083","status":"Modified","description":"In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":[],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00047.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00048.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151307/Ghostscript-Pseudo-Operator-Remote-Code-Execution.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/01/23/5"],"products":["artifex:ghostscript","canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","fedoraproject:fedora","opensuse:leap","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:55:22.313337056+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-6116","score":0.41592,"percentile":0.98681,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}