Servers and applications
CVE-2016-7976
The PS Interpreter in Ghostscript 9.18 and 9.20 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted userparams.
- Severity
- High 8.8
- Published
- 7 Aug 2017
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Exploit chance
- 23% in the next 30 daysHigher than 97% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
- Attack
- Over the network · No login needed · Needs someone to click or open something
- Attacker can
- Read data · Change data · Take it down
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
GhostscriptServers and applications · cpe:a:artifex:ghostscript |
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