CVE-2019-14817

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in, ghostscript versions prior to 9.50, in the .pdfexectoken and other procedures where it did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass `-dSAFER` restrictions. A specially crafted PostScript file could disable security protection and then have access to the file system, or execute arbitrary commands.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-648CWE-863

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
Artifex Softwareghostscriptghostscript versions prior to 9.28

References

Timeline

Published
Sep 3, 2019
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2019-14817: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix