The ps2epsi extension shell script (ps2epsi.sh) in Inkscape before 0.41 allows local…
Priority LOW 11Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The ps2epsi extension shell script (ps2epsi.sh) in Inkscape before 0.41 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the tmpepsifile.epsi temporary file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00349 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3885
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rqmv-mx53-hc7g
References
More Inkscape vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-18917 Inkscape Out-of-bounds Write CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-04341 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Inkscape CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2021-18915 Inkscape Access of Uninitialized Pointer CVSS 3.1LOW 3.3
- TI-2021-18913 Inkscape Out-of-bounds Read CVSS 3.1LOW 3.3
- TI-2005-03531 Buffer overflow in the SVG importer (style.cpp) of inkscape 0.41 through 0.42.2 might… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2007-01406 Format string vulnerability in the whiteboard Jabber protocol in Inkscape before 0.45.1… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2005-3885 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-3885 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rqmv-mx53-hc7g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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