{"cve":"CVE-2020-16303","nvd":{"published":"2020-08-13T03:15:13.960","modified":"2026-06-17T02:58:01.933","status":"Modified","description":"A use-after-free vulnerability in xps_finish_image_path() in devices/vector/gdevxps.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted PDF file. This is fixed in v9.51.","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":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701818","https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=94d8955cb77","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.html","https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20","https://usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1/"],"products":["artifex:ghostscript","canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:09:20.498348299+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-16303","score":0.01808,"percentile":0.786,"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."]}