CVE-2025-27837
CVSS 3.1 Score 9.8 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Mar 25, 2025
Updated: Apr 1, 2025
CWE ID 22
Summary
CVE-2025-27837 is a vulnerability affecting Artifex Ghostscript versions prior to 10.05.0. This issue grants attackers access to arbitrary files by exploiting a path traversal vulnerability using truncated paths with invalid UTF-8 characters in base/gp_mswin.c and base/winrtsup.cpp files. Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized data access or system compromise. Users are strongly advised to update their Ghostscript installation to mitigate this risk.
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Affected Products
- GhostScript
Affected Vendors
- Artifex