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.
Published: 2026-11-09
Score: 8.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Mon, 09 Nov 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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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.
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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Artifex Ghostscript
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-09T23:28:00.084Z

Reserved: 2026-11-09T22:03:13.669Z

Link: CVE-2026-125396

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-10T00:17:13.713

Modified: 2026-11-10T00:17:13.713

Link: CVE-2026-125396

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-10T00:45:07Z

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