CVE-2025-48708: artifex ghostscript
CVSS: 4.0v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesMGASA-2025-0170SUSE-SU-2025:03460-1SUSE-SU-2025:03461-1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-48708DEBIAN-CVE-2025-48708
Published 23-05-2025Last modified 24-05-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-48708 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) vulnerability in artifex ghostscript. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
4.0/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.32%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3Timeline
- 23-05-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 24-05-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
gs_lib_ctx_stash_sanitized_arg in base/gslibctx.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.1 lacks argument sanitization for the # case. A created PDF document includes its password in cleartext.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionMedium 4.0Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NSources4 sources · 3.3–4.0
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated3.3LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NDiffers
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated3.3LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NDiffers
- NVDNIST3.3LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.32%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
24%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.32% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.32%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse3 products
- ghostscript&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6< 9.52-150000.206.1
- ghostscript&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7< 9.52-150000.206.1
- ghostscript&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5< 9.52-23.92.1
Artifex1 product
- ghostscript< 10.05.1
Debian1 product
- ghostscriptAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 10.05.1~dfsg-1
Mageia1 product
- ghostscript< 10.05.1-1.mga9
Opensuse1 product
- ghostscript&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.6< 9.52-150000.206.1
Ubuntu1 product
- ghostscript< 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1 | < 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.12 | < 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.7
6 vendors · 8 products
References
14 links- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708446Issue Tracking
