{
    "id": "CVE-2021-43113",
    "published": "2021-12-15 07:15:07",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 04:10:31",
    "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-77",
    "description": "iTextPDF in iText 7 and up to (excluding 4.4.13.3) 7.1.17 allows command injection via a CompareTool filename that is mishandled on the gs (aka Ghostscript) command line in GhostscriptHelper.java.",
    "epss_score": "0.05215",
    "epss_percentile": "0.92285",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-07 18:17:27",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "itextpdf",
            "product": "itext"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://github.com/itext/itext7/releases/tag/7.1.17",
        "https://github.com/itext/itextpdf/releases/tag/5.5.13.3",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00013.html",
        "https://pastebin.com/BXnkY9YY",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5323",
        "https://github.com/itext/itext7/releases/tag/7.1.17",
        "https://github.com/itext/itextpdf/releases/tag/5.5.13.3",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00013.html",
        "https://pastebin.com/BXnkY9YY",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5323"
    ]
}