CVE-2021-43113

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

iTextPDF in iText 7 and up to (excluding 4.4.13.3) 7.1.17 allows command injection via a CompareTool filename that is mishandled on the gs (aka Ghostscript) command line in GhostscriptHelper.java.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-77

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://github.com/itext/itext7/releases/tag/7.1.17Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/itext/itextpdf/releases/tag/5.5.13.3
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://pastebin.com/BXnkY9YYExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5323Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/itext/itext7/releases/tag/7.1.17Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/itext/itextpdf/releases/tag/5.5.13.3
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://pastebin.com/BXnkY9YYExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5323Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 15, 2021
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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