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CVE-2018-18073

Artifex Ghostscript allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging exposure of system operators in the saved execution stack in an error object.

Severity
Medium 6.3
Published
15 Oct 2018
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
2.7% in the next 30 daysHigher than 86% 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:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
GhostscriptServers and applications · cpe:a:artifex:ghostscript
  • Every version up to 9.25

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18073
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18073