CVSS v3
7.8
HIGH
EPSS Score
91.8%
exploit probability
CISA KEV
No
known exploited
Exploitation
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SSVC status
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. Incorrect "restoration of privilege" checking during handling of /invalidaccess exceptions could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the "pipe" instruction.
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. Incorrect "restoration of privilege" checking during handling of /invalidaccess exceptions could be used by attackers able to supply crafted PostScript to execute code using the "pipe" instruction.
Active exploitation of CVE-2018-16509 has not been confirmed. The EPSS score is 91.8%, indicating the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
CVE-2018-16509 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity).
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