Vulnerability record/PUBLISHED/Published Nov 9, 2026 23:28:00 UTC
CVE-2026-125396
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.
Base score8.5/ 10
SeverityHighCVSS 4.0
Exploitability / impact
CVSS metric breakdown
Base severityHigh
Attack vectorLocalAV
Attack complexityLowAC
Attack requirementsNoneAT
Privileges requiredNonePR
User interactionPassiveUI
Vulnerable system confidentialityHighVC
Vulnerable system integrityHighVI
Vulnerable system availabilityHighVA
Subsequent system confidentialityNoneSC
Subsequent system integrityNoneSI
Subsequent system availabilityNoneSA
CVSS vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NCVSS communicates standardized severity and impact characteristics. It does not establish whether a system is exploitable in your specific environment.
Record context
CVE Numbering AuthorityVulnCheck
Last updatedNov 9, 2026 23:28:00 UTC
PublishedNov 9, 2026 23:28:00 UTC
ReservedNov 9, 2026 22:03:13 UTC
Credits
- Paulos Yibelo and pwn.ai
- Ken Sharp