November 13, 2026

CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-125396ArtifexSoftware ghostpdl

NVD

Vulnerability Summary

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 Level
HIGH(8.5)
Published Date
Nov 9, 2026
Last Modified
Nov 10, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.13%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-648 ↗
See the MITRE CWE entry for the full definition of this weakness.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 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
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Attack RequirementsNone
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionPassive
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)High
Integrity (Vulnerable System)High
Availability (Vulnerable System)High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
Show CVSS v3.x metrics (score 7.8)
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.8 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • ArtifexSoftware ghostpdl < 10.08.0
Patched Versions
  • ArtifexSoftware ghostpdl 10.08.0

What to do

Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is high.

  1. Check whether you run ArtifexSoftware ghostpdl and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Nov 9, 2026Published
  • Nov 10, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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External References

Data last checked: Nov 13, 2026 18:23 UTC