| Release Date: | 2026-10-06 | |
| Impact: | Important | What is this? |
A flaw was found in Ghostscript. When Ghostscript renders a crafted PostScript or EPS document, it can bypass the -dSAFER sandbox and execute arbitrary shell commands in the context of the Ghostscript process. The issue chains memory corruption in document parsing with disabling of internal path access controls at runtime. An attacker can deliver the document directly or through formats that delegate rendering to Ghostscript (for example EPS import or print conversion workflows). Successful exploitation can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data accessible to the process running Ghostscript.
See more information about CVE-2026-101258 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score: | 7.8 |
| Vector String: | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Version: | 3.1 |
| Attack Vector: | Local |
| Attack Complexity: | Low |
| Privileges Required: | None |
| User Interaction: | Required |
| Scope: | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact: | High |
| Integrity Impact: | High |
| Availability Impact: | High |
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 10 (ghostscript) | ELSA-2026-83551 | 2026-10-15 |
| Oracle Linux version 8 (ghostscript) | ELSA-2026-83552 | 2026-10-15 |
| Oracle Linux version 9 (ghostscript) | ELSA-2026-83553 | 2026-10-15 |
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