TI-2025-14208 Aliases CVE-2025-15569 GHSA-8qc5-j3h9-pmjh

Artifex MuPDF win_main.c get_system_dpi uncontrolled search path

LOW 33CWE-426Published 2026-02-10 · Updated 2026-02-23

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.

Summary

A flaw has been found in Artifex MuPDF up to 1.26.1 on Windows. The impacted element is the function get_system_dpi of the file platform/x11/win_main.c. This manipulation causes uncontrolled search path. The attack requires local access. The attack is considered to have high complexity. The exploitability is regarded as difficult. Upgrading to version 1.26.2 is sufficient to resolve this issue. Patch name: ebb125334eb007d64e579204af3c264aadf2e244. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00137 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed MuPDF (Artifex): 1.26.2

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Artifex	MuPDF	1.26.0; 1.26.1	1.26.2	Patch available	CNA

MuPDF VendorArtifex Affected 1.26.0; 1.26.1 Fixed in 1.26.2 Patch available CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf::::::::	—	—	Artifex

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Artifex

Remediation

Fix · CNA MuPDF (Artifex) Fixed in 1.26.2

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-15569
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8qc5-j3h9-pmjh

References

Patch 2

Other 1

https://artifex.com/

TI-2017-05861 Artifex Ghostscript through 2017-04-26 allows -dSAFER bypass and remote command execution… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2021-02712 Improper input validation in ghostscript CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
TI-2023-13382 In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.0, there is a buffer overflow leading to potential… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-13164 Memory corruption in mujs CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-11841 An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2024-16051 freeglut through 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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