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CVE-2026-125396

8.5 highEPSS 0.1%

High (8.5) in artifexsoftware ghostpdl. EPSS 0.1% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

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Ghostscript before 10.08.0 contains a -dSAFER bypass vulnerability in the .putgstringcopy procedure in gs_fonts.ps, which calls the privileged .forceput operator without checking operand types. Attackers can supply crafted PostScript or PDF documents that trigger a type error, recover .forceput via a custom error handler, and cause a use-after-free across save/restore to execute arbitrary code.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

8.5 high
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.1% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 3rd percentile. Scored 2026-11-10. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
CWE
CWE-648 Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
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NVD analysis
Awaiting analysis
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Affected

Versions

From the CNA's record in the CVE List.

ProductAffected
ArtifexSoftware ghostpdlbefore 10.08.0

Linux distributions

DistributionReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian12ghostscriptno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-125396
Debian13ghostscript10.05.1~dfsg-1+deb13u2DEBIAN-CVE-2026-125396
Debian14ghostscript10.08.0~dfsg-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-125396

From the distributions' data via OSV.dev: the Debian Security Tracker. Modified: reformatted and linked to CVE records. Credits. On the distributions' own pages: Debian.

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

  • CAPEC-107 Cross Site Tracing Likelihood: Medium · Severity: Very High
  • CAPEC-234 Hijacking a privileged process Severity: Medium

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