CVE-2021-43113
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 5.4%
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.
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 5.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 93rd percentile
- Published
- 2021-12-15
- Updated
- 2026-02-25
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
Security advisories
- itext/itext7/releases/tag/7.1.17
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00013.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5323
- advisories/GHSA-gv87-q66h-4277