Servers and applications
CVE-2018-16539
In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use incorrect access checking in temp file handling to disclose contents of files on the system otherwise not readable.
- Severity
- Medium 5.5
- Published
- 5 Sept 2018
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Fixed in
- 9.24
- Exploit chance
- 1.4% in the next 30 daysHigher than 73% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- Information exposure (CWE-200)
- Attack
- Needs local access · No login needed · Needs someone to click or open something
- Attacker can
- Read data
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
GhostscriptServers and applications · cpe:a:artifex:ghostscript |
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