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CVE-2026-125396

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

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2026-11-09
  • WeaknessCWE-648

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-11-0923:28CVE publishedCNA

Versions per branch

Products declared by the CNA

As VulnCheck, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written. NVD lists no product for this CVE yet: this is the only product data so far.

  • ArtifexSoftware ghostpdlother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • < 10.08.0fixed in 10.08.0custom

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-11-09

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2026-125396 yet.

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Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVE record2026-11-09
  • CNACVSS 4.08.52026-11-09
  • CNACVSS 3.17.82026-11-09
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-6482026-11-09

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 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
Published
2026-11-09

Frequently asked questions

What is 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.

Is CVE-2026-125396 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-125396 has not been confirmed.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-125396?

CVE-2026-125396 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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