File Access Vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript Software
CVE-2025-27837

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Artifex
Status
Ghostscript
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 March 2025

What is CVE-2025-27837?

A security flaw was identified in Artifex Ghostscript that allows unauthorized access to arbitrary files. This can occur when handling truncated paths that include invalid UTF-8 characters, specifically in the files base/gp_mswin.c and base/winrtsup.cpp. Users should evaluate their systems and consider necessary updates to mitigate this issue.

References

https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708238

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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