{
    "id": "CVE-2019-6116",
    "published": "2019-03-21 16:01:07",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 02:38:38",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.",
    "epss_score": "0.41592",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98636",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:23",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "artifex",
            "product": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "fedoraproject",
            "product": "fedora"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "opensuse",
            "product": "leap"
        },
        {
            "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"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "46242",
            "title": "Ghostscript 9.26 - Pseudo-Operator Remote Code Execution",
            "date": "2019-01-24",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46242"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00047.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00048.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151307/Ghostscript-Pseudo-Operator-Remote-Code-Execution.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152367/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ghostscript-Updates.html",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/01/23/5",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/21/1",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106700",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0229",
        "https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1729",
        "https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700317",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00016.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/7N6T5L3SSJX2AVUPHP7GCPATFWUPKZT2/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MWVAVCDXBLPLJMVGNSKGGDTBEOHCJBKK/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVWXVKG72IGEJYHLWE6H3CGALHGFSGGY/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/",
        "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/4",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3866-1/",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4372",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46242/",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00047.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00048.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151307/Ghostscript-Pseudo-Operator-Remote-Code-Execution.html"
    ]
}