Servers and applications
CVE-2017-8291
Artifex Ghostscript through 2017-04-26 allows -dSAFER bypass and remote command execution via .rsdparams type confusion with a "/OutputFile (%pipe%" substring in a crafted .eps document that is an input to the gs program, as exploited in the wild in April 2017.
Actively exploited: CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 24 May 2022.
- Severity
- High 7.8
- Published
- 27 Apr 2017
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Fixed in
- 9.21
- Exploit chance
- 97% in the next 30 daysHigher than 99% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-843
- Attack
- Needs local access · No login needed · Needs someone to click or open something
- Attacker can
- Read data · Change data · Take it down
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 |
|
Known exploited
- CISA name
- Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Due for US agencies
- 14 Jun 2022
- Used in ransomware
- Not known