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TI-2023-18480 Aliases CVE-2023-36664GHSA-9gf6-5j7x-x3m9

Artifex Ghostscript before 10.01.2 mishandles permission validation for pipe devices…

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-552Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-552.

Summary

Artifex Ghostscript before 10.01.2 mishandles permission validation for pipe devices (with the %pipe% prefix or the | pipe character prefix).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0385 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.01.2VulnerableArtifex
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*37VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.01.2 Vulnerable ·Artifex
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 37 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:5459 Released 2023-10-05 · Red Hat rating Important
    ghostscript security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) ghostscript-9.54.0-10.el9_2, ghostscript-doc-9.54.0-10.el9_2, ghostscript-tools-dvipdf-9.54.0-10.el9_2 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) ghostscript-9.54.0-10.el9_2, ghostscript-tools-fonts-9.54.0-10.el9_2, ghostscript-tools-printing-9.54.0-10.el9_2 +1
  • RHSA-2023:4324 Released 2023-07-31 · Red Hat rating Important
    ghostscript security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0) ghostscript-9.54.0-7.el9_0.1, ghostscript-tools-fonts-9.54.0-7.el9_0.1, ghostscript-tools-printing-9.54.0-7.el9_0.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0) ghostscript-9.54.0-7.el9_0.1, ghostscript-doc-9.54.0-7.el9_0.1, ghostscript-tools-dvipdf-9.54.0-7.el9_0.1 +4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2023:4324
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:5459
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2023:4324
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:5459
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-36664
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9gf6-5j7x-x3m9
  3. 2026-10-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
  4. 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Advisory 4

Other 6

Sources

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