ghostscript before 6.51 allows local users to read and write arbitrary files as the 'lp'…
Priority LOW 13Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
ghostscript before 6.51 allows local users to read and write arbitrary files as the 'lp' user via the file operator, even with -dSAFER enabled.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00317 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.51 | Vulnerable | Aladdin Enterprises |
- cpe:2.3:a:aladdin_enterprises:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.51 Vulnerable ·Aladdin Enterprises
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1353
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8w7m-vfxc-23h7
References
Patch 1
Advisory 2
More Aladdin Enterprises Ghostscript vulnerabilities
- TI-1999-00153 The ghostscript command with the -dSAFER option allows remote attackers to execute commands. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-00351 ghostscript before 6.53 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by using .locksafe… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00875 The (1) pj-gs.sh, (2) ps2epsi, (3) pv.sh, and (4) sysvlp.sh scripts in the ESP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2000-01151 ghostscript before 5.10-16 uses an empty LD_RUN_PATH environmental variable to find… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
- TI-2000-01150 ghostscript before 5.10-16 allows local users to overwrite files of other users via a symlink attack. CVSS 2.0LOW 3.7
Sources
- CVE-2001-1353 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-1353 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8w7m-vfxc-23h7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2001-1353 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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