CVE-2026-101258 Ghostscript - Command Injection

Ghostscript contains a command injection caused by memory corruption and disabling of internal path access controls during rendering of crafted PostScript or EPS documents, letting attackers execute arbitrary shell commands, exploit requires crafted document delivery.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.18% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Command Injection
Impact
Remote Code Execution, Data Tampering, Information Disclosure, Denial Of Service
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
6 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-787

Vendor fix

Update to the latest Ghostscript version with the fix applied.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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