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CVE-2010-4820

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Ghostscript 8.62 allows local users to execute arbitrary...

4.4 MediumFix available

CVE-2010-4820 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Ghostscript, published October 27, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in ghostscript 8.71~dfsg2-6.1.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Ghostscript 8.62 allows local users to execute arbitrary PostScript code via a Trojan horse Postscript library file in Encoding/ under the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2055.

Exploit likelihood

0.47%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.4

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Ghostscript 8.62 allows local users to execute arbitrary PostScript code via a Trojan horse Postscript library file in Encoding/ under the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2055.

Record
CVE-2010-4820
CVSS 2.0
4.4 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Ghostscript 8.62 allows local users to execute arbitrary PostScript code via a Trojan horse Postscript library file in Encoding/ under the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2055.

Record
CVE-2010-4820
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4785 No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Ghostscript 8.62 allows local users to execute arbitrary PostScript code via a Trojan horse Postscript library file in Encoding/ under the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2055.

Record
EUVD-2010-4785
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-37q2-9vp4-q6f4 No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Ghostscript 8.62 allows local users to execute arbitrary...

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Ghostscript 8.62 allows local users to execute arbitrary PostScript code via a Trojan horse Postscript library file in Encoding/ under the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2055.

Record
GHSA-37q2-9vp4-q6f4
Weakness
CWE-94
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Ghostscript 8.62 allows local users to execute arbitrary PostScript code via a Trojan horse Postscript library file in Encoding/ under the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2055.

Record
CVE-2010-4820
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-4820 No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Ghostscript 8.62 allows local users to execute arbitrary PostScript code via a Trojan horse Postscript library file in Encoding/ under the current working directory, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2055.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4820
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ghostscript
Debian:12
 before 8.71~dfsg2-6.1
8.71~dfsg2-6.1
ghostscript
Debian:13
 before 8.71~dfsg2-6.1
8.71~dfsg2-6.1
ghostscript
Debian:14
 before 8.71~dfsg2-6.1
8.71~dfsg2-6.1
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
0:8.70-6.el5_7.6
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
0:8.70-11.el6_2.6
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:7.07-33.13.el4
0:7.07-33.13.el4
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:7.07-33.13.el4
0:7.07-33.13.el4
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:7.07-33.13.el4
0:7.07-33.13.el4
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:7.07-33.13.el4
0:7.07-33.13.el4
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:7.07-33.13.el4
0:7.07-33.13.el4
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:7.07-33.13.el4
0:7.07-33.13.el4
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:7.07-33.13.el4
0:7.07-33.13.el4
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:7.07-33.13.el4
0:7.07-33.13.el4
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:7.07-33.13.el4
0:7.07-33.13.el4
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:7.07-33.13.el4
0:7.07-33.13.el4
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:7.07-33.13.el4
0:7.07-33.13.el4
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:7.07-33.13.el4
0:7.07-33.13.el4
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:7.07-33.13.el4
0:7.07-33.13.el4
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:7.07-33.13.el4
0:7.07-33.13.el4
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:7.07-33.13.el4
0:7.07-33.13.el4
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:7.07-33.13.el4
0:7.07-33.13.el4

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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