Vulnerability Intelligence Report
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:0.56%
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Attack Surface
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-22 ↗CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| artifex | ghostscript | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.564%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2025-03-07T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2025-03-25T00:00:00 |
| Last Updated | 2026-06-23T16:32:27 |
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