CVE-2026-125396

Ghostscript before 10.08.0 -dSAFER Bypass via .putgstringcopy .forceput Recovery

Published Nov 9, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Artifex ghostpdl
Artifex Software Inc.
Artifex Software Inc. ghostscript
Vendors & Products Artifex ghostpdl
Artifex Software Inc.
Artifex Software Inc. ghostscript
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Ghostscript before 10.08.0 -dSAFER Bypass via .putgstringcopy .forceput Recovery
First Time appeared Artifex
Artifex ghostscript
Weaknesses CWE-648
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Artifex
Artifex ghostscript
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': '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'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 10, 2026, 4:29 PM
Reserved
Nov 9, 2026, 10:03 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 10, 2026, 12:17 AM
Modified
Nov 12, 2026, 8:57 PM