pstotext before 1.9 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via…
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
pstotext before 1.9 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a file name.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01565 75th 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-2006-5869
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8wrp-qj4q-r6mm
References
More Pstotext vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-02401 pstotext before 1.8g does not properly use the "-dSAFER" option when calling Ghostscript… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2006-5869 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-5869 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8wrp-qj4q-r6mm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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