---
title: "CVE-2026-101258: Ghostscript - Command Injection"
description: "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."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-101258/
---

# 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

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101258)

## 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](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html)

## 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

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101258](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101258)
- [https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-101258](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-101258)
- [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show\_bug.cgi?id=2542396](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2542396)
- [https://github.com/v12-security/pocs/tree/main/ghostscript](https://github.com/v12-security/pocs/tree/main/ghostscript)
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83552](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83552)

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