{
    "id": "CVE-2019-14813",
    "published": "2019-09-06 14:15:15",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 02:19:04",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-648",
    "description": "A flaw was found in ghostscript, versions 9.x before 9.50, in the setsystemparams procedure where it did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass `-dSAFER` restrictions. A specially crafted PostScript file could disable security protection and then have access to the file system, or execute arbitrary commands.",
    "epss_score": "0.11397",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95881",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:23",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "EPSS 11.4% — above the 10% action threshold."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "artifex",
            "product": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "fedoraproject",
            "product": "fedora"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "opensuse",
            "product": "leap"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_desktop"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_server"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_server_aus"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_server_eus"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_server_tus"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_workstation"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "openshift_container_platform"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=885444fcbe10dc42787ecb76686c8ee4dd33bf33",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.html",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2594",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14813",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00007.html",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LBUC4DBBJTRFNCR3IODBV4IXB2C2HI3V/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/",
        "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/15",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4518",
        "http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=885444fcbe10dc42787ecb76686c8ee4dd33bf33",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.html",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2594",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14813",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00007.html",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LBUC4DBBJTRFNCR3IODBV4IXB2C2HI3V/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/",
        "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/15",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03"
    ]
}