Vulnerability Details : CVE-2025-27837
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0. Access to arbitrary files can occur through a truncated path with invalid UTF-8 characters, for base/gp_mswin.c and base/winrtsup.cpp.
Products affected by CVE-2025-27837
- cpe:2.3:a:artifex:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-27837
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 23 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2025-27837
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
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5.9
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134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 2025-03-26 |
CWE ids for CVE-2025-27837
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
References for CVE-2025-27837
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https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708238
Issue Tracking;Patch
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