CVE-2025-48708

gs_lib_ctx_stash_sanitized_arg in base/gslibctx.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.1 lacks argument sanitization for the # case. A created PDF document includes its password in cleartext.

Affected

Artifex · Ghostscript

CVSS v3.1 NVD

3.3 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 MITRE

4.0 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 24th percentile

Published

2025-05-23

Updated

2025-05-24

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• B1tBreaker/CVE-2025-487085★ · 2025-05-25

Security advisories

• https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=b587663c623b4462f9e…
• https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708446

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2026-30332