CVE-2019-14811
HIGH 7.8EPSS 3.7%
A flaw was found in, ghostscript versions prior to 9.50, in the .pdf_hook_DSC_Creator procedure 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.
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v3.0
- 7.3 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS v2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 3.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 89th percentile
- Published
- 2019-09-03
- Updated
- 2024-08-05
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- matejsmycka/CVE-2019-14811-in-pdf-exploit0★ · 2025-06-15