CVE-2018-19409

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26. LockSafetyParams is not checked...

9.8 CriticalFix available

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26. LockSafetyParams is not checked correctly if another device is used.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

7.83%Up 5.8 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26. LockSafetyParams is not checked correctly if another device is used.

Record: CVE-2018-19409
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26. LockSafetyParams is not checked correctly if another device is used.

Record: CVE-2018-19409
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-11102 No score

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26. LockSafetyParams is not checked correctly if another device is used.

Record: EUVD-2018-11102
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xr7x-hc9m-fv57 9.8

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26. LockSafetyParams is not checked...

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26. LockSafetyParams is not checked correctly if another device is used.

Record: GHSA-xr7x-hc9m-fv57
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALPINE-CVE-2018-19409 9.8

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26. LockSafetyParams is not checked correctly if another device is used.

Record: ALPINE-CVE-2018-19409
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBELL-CVE-2018-19409 9.8

CVE-2018-19409 does not affect BellSoft software

Record: BELL-CVE-2018-19409
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSV 9.8

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26. LockSafetyParams is not checked correctly if another device is used.

Record: CVE-2018-19409
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-19409 9.8

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26. LockSafetyParams is not checked correctly if another device is used.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19409
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2018:3834 7.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: ghostscript security and bug fix update

Record: RHSA-2018:3834
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-19409 9.8

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26. LockSafetyParams is not checked correctly if another device is used.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19409
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10783-1 No score

ghostscript-9.54.0-2.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ghostscript-9.54.0-2.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10783-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2018:4087-1 No score

Security update for ghostscript

This update for ghostscript to version 9.26 fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

CVE-2018-19475: Fixed bypass of an intended access restriction in psi/zdevice2.c (bsc#1117327)
CVE-2018-19476: Fixed bypass of an intended access restriction in psi/zicc.c (bsc#1117313)
CVE-2018-19477: Fixed bypass of an intended access restriction in psi/zfjbig2.c (bsc#1117274)
CVE-2018-19409: Check if another device is used correctly in LockSafetyParams (bsc#1117022)
CVE-2018-18284: Fixed potential sandbox escape through 1Policy operator (bsc#1112229)
CVE-2018-18073: Fixed leaks through operator in saved execution stacks (bsc#1111480)
CVE-2018-17961: Fixed a -dSAFER sandbox escape by bypassing executeonly (bsc#1111479)
CVE-2018-17183: Fixed a potential code injection by specially crafted PostScript files (bsc#1109105)

Version update to 9.26 (bsc#1117331):

Security issues have been the primary focus
Minor bug fixes and improvements
For release summary see: http://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/News.htm

Record: SUSE-SU-2018:4087-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2018:4090-1 No score

Security update for ghostscript

This update for ghostscript to version 9.26 fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

CVE-2018-19475: Fixed bypass of an intended access restriction in psi/zdevice2.c (bsc#1117327)
CVE-2018-19476: Fixed bypass of an intended access restriction in psi/zicc.c (bsc#1117313)
CVE-2018-19477: Fixed bypass of an intended access restriction in psi/zfjbig2.c (bsc#1117274)
CVE-2018-19409: Check if another device is used correctly in LockSafetyParams (bsc#1117022)
CVE-2018-18284: Fixed potential sandbox escape through 1Policy operator (bsc#1112229)
CVE-2018-18073: Fixed leaks through operator in saved execution stacks (bsc#1111480)
CVE-2018-17961: Fixed a -dSAFER sandbox escape by bypassing executeonly (bsc#1111479)
CVE-2018-17183: Fixed a potential code injection by specially crafted PostScript files (bsc#1109105)

Version update to 9.26 (bsc#1117331):

Security issues have been the primary focus
Minor bug fixes and improvements
For release summary see: http://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/News.htm

Record: SUSE-SU-2018:4090-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2018:4090-2 No score

Security update for ghostscript

This update for ghostscript to version 9.26 fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

CVE-2018-19475: Fixed bypass of an intended access restriction in psi/zdevice2.c (bsc#1117327)
CVE-2018-19476: Fixed bypass of an intended access restriction in psi/zicc.c (bsc#1117313)
CVE-2018-19477: Fixed bypass of an intended access restriction in psi/zfjbig2.c (bsc#1117274)
CVE-2018-19409: Check if another device is used correctly in LockSafetyParams (bsc#1117022)
CVE-2018-18284: Fixed potential sandbox escape through 1Policy operator (bsc#1112229)
CVE-2018-18073: Fixed leaks through operator in saved execution stacks (bsc#1111480)
CVE-2018-17961: Fixed a -dSAFER sandbox escape by bypassing executeonly (bsc#1111479)
CVE-2018-17183: Fixed a potential code injection by specially crafted PostScript files (bsc#1109105)

Version update to 9.26 (bsc#1117331):

Security issues have been the primary focus
Minor bug fixes and improvements
For release summary see: http://www.ghostscript.com/doc/9.26/News.htm

Record: SUSE-SU-2018:4090-2
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-3831-1 No score

ghostscript vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Ghostscript contained multiple security issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use these issues to access arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service.

Record: USN-3831-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.10	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.11	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.12	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.13	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.14	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.15	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.16	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.17	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.18	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.19	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.20	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.21	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.22	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.23	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.5	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.6	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.7	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.8	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Alpine:v3.9	before 9.26-r0	9.26-r0
`ghostscript` Debian:12	before 9.26~dfsg-1	9.26~dfsg-1
`ghostscript` Debian:13	before 9.26~dfsg-1	9.26~dfsg-1
`ghostscript` Debian:14	before 9.26~dfsg-1	9.26~dfsg-1
`ghostscript` Debian:8 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u12, plus listed versions 9.06~dfsg-29.06~dfsg-2+deb8u19.06~dfsg-2+deb8u109.06~dfsg-2+deb8u119.06~dfsg-2+deb8u2 Show 7 moreShow less 9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u39.06~dfsg-2+deb8u49.06~dfsg-2+deb8u59.06~dfsg-2+deb8u69.06~dfsg-2+deb8u79.06~dfsg-2+deb8u89.06~dfsg-2+deb8u9	9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u12
`ghostscript` Debian:9 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 9.26~dfsg-0+deb9u1, plus listed versions 9.20~dfsg-3.29.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u19.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u29.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u39.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u4 Show 19 moreShow less 9.20~dfsg-3.2+deb9u59.21~dfsg-19.21~dfsg-1~exp19.22~dfsg-19.22~dfsg-29.22~dfsg-2.19.22~dfsg-2~riscv649.22~dfsg-39.22~~rc1~dfsg-19.24~~rc2~dfsg-19.25~dfsg-0+deb9u19.25~dfsg-19.25~dfsg-1~exp19.25~dfsg-29.25~dfsg-39.25~dfsg-49.25~dfsg-59.25~dfsg-69.25~dfsg-7	9.26~dfsg-0+deb9u1
`ghostscript` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-gtk` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-gtk` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-gtk` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-cups` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript-gtk` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.6	0:9.07-31.el7_6.6
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 9.26-3.9.4	9.26-3.9.4
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.2.8-3.4.3	0.2.8-3.4.3
`ghostscript` SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Enterprise Storage 4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Enterprise Storage 4 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 9.26-23.16.1	9.26-23.16.1
`libspectre` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0.2.7-12.4.1	0.2.7-12.4.1
`ghostscript` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu29.10~dfsg-0ubuntu39.10~dfsg-0ubuntu49.10~dfsg-0ubuntu59.10~dfsg-0ubuntu6 Show 18 moreShow less 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu79.10~dfsg-0ubuntu89.10~dfsg-0ubuntu99.10~dfsg-0ubuntu109.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.19.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.29.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.39.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.49.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.59.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.69.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.79.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.99.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.109.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.129.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.139.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.19.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.29.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3	9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
`ghostscript` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu39.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu49.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu19.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu29.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2 Show 9 moreShow less 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.39.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.49.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.69.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.79.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.89.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.99.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.19.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.29.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.3	9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
`ghostscript` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	before 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, plus listed versions 9.21~dfsg+1-0ubuntu39.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu19.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.19.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.29.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.19.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2	9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
`ghostscript` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu29.10~dfsg-0ubuntu39.10~dfsg-0ubuntu49.10~dfsg-0ubuntu59.10~dfsg-0ubuntu6 Show 18 moreShow less 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu79.10~dfsg-0ubuntu89.10~dfsg-0ubuntu99.10~dfsg-0ubuntu109.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.19.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.29.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.39.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.49.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.59.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.69.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.79.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.99.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.109.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.129.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.139.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.19.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.29.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3	9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
`ghostscript` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu39.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu49.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu19.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu29.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2 Show 9 moreShow less 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.39.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.49.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.69.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.79.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.89.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.99.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.19.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.29.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.3	9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
`ghostscript` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, plus listed versions 9.21~dfsg+1-0ubuntu39.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu19.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.19.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.29.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.19.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2	9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
`ghostscript` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 44 CVEs	before 9.54.0-2.2	9.54.0-2.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-19409 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Artifex Ghostscript, published November 21, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.83%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in ghostscript 9.26-r0.

References

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