CVE-2017-8291Artifex Ghostscript through 2017-04-26 allows -dSAFER bypass and remote command execution via .rsdparams type confusion with a "/OutputFile (%pipe%" substring in a crafted .eps document that is an in…
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CISA lists it as known exploited since May 24, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Jun 14, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.
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Artifex Ghostscript through 2017-04-26 allows -dSAFER bypass and remote command execution via .rsdparams type confusion with a "/OutputFile (%pipe%" substring in a crafted .eps document that is an input to the gs program, as exploited in the wild in April 2017.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-843
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV May 24, 2022; federal remediation due Jun 14, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 96.97% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
artifex ghostscript artifex:ghostscript | before 9.21 | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 8.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0; 7.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_eus redhat:enterprise_linux_eus | 7.3; 7.4; 7.5; 7.6; 7.7 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server redhat:enterprise_linux_server | 6.0; 7.0 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.3; 7.4; 7.6; 7.7 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus | 7.3; 7.6; 7.7 | NVD |
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0; 7.0 | NVD |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3838vendor-advisory, x-refsource-debian, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036453x-refsource-misc, exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1230vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat, third-party-advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98476vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41955/exploit, x-refsource-exploit-db, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/28/2x-refsource-misc, mailing-list, patch, third-party-advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06vendor-advisory, x-refsource-gentoo, third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446063x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04b37bbce174eed24edec7ad5b920eb93db4d47dx-refsource-confirm, broken-link
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697808x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-8291us-government-resource
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