Every CVE Search/ Get API key

CVE-2019-6116

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system...

7.8 HighPublic exploitFix available

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

41.6%Up 8.9 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.

Record
CVE-2019-6116
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.

Record
CVE-2019-6116
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-15683 No score

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.

Record
EUVD-2019-15683
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6vrc-h32p-948x 7.8

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system...

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.

Record
GHSA-6vrc-h32p-948x
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2019-6116 7.8

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2019-6116
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVBELL-CVE-2019-6116 7.8

CVE-2019-6116 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2019-6116
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
Show 11 moreShow less
OSV 7.8

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.

Record
CVE-2019-6116
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-6116 7.8

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-6116
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:0229 7.3

Red Hat Security Advisory: ghostscript security and bug fix update

Record
RHSA-2019:0229
CVSS 3.0
7.3 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-6116 7.8

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6116
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2019-0056 No score

Updated ghostscript packages fix a security vulnerability

Ghostscript could be made to crash, access files, or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file. (CVE-2019-6116)

Record
MGASA-2019-0056
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:0104-1 No score

Security update for ghostscript

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

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2019-6116: subroutines within pseudo-operators must themselves be pseudo-operators (bsc#1122319)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:0104-1
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-2019:0144-1 No score

Security update for ghostscript

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

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2019-6116: subroutines within pseudo-operators must themselves be pseudo-operators (bsc#1122319)
Record
SUSE-SU-2019:0144-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:0144-2 No score

Security update for ghostscript

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

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2019-6116: subroutines within pseudo-operators must themselves be pseudo-operators (bsc#1122319)
Record
SUSE-SU-2019:0144-2
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:0145-1 No score

Security update for ghostscript

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

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2019-6116: subroutines within pseudo-operators must themselves be pseudo-operators (bsc#1122319)
Record
SUSE-SU-2019:0145-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3866-1 No score

ghostscript vulnerability

Tavis Ormandy discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScript files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service.

Record
USN-3866-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.10
before 9.26-r2
9.26-r2
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.11
before 9.26-r2
9.26-r2
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.12
before 9.26-r2
9.26-r2
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.13
before 9.26-r1
9.26-r1
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.14
before 9.26-r1
9.26-r1
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.15
before 9.26-r1
9.26-r1
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.16
before 9.26-r1
9.26-r1
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.17
before 9.26-r1
9.26-r1
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.18
before 9.26-r1
9.26-r1
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.19
before 9.26-r1
9.26-r1
Show 79 moreShow less
Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.20
before 9.26-r1
9.26-r1
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.21
before 9.26-r1
9.26-r1
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.22
before 9.26-r1
9.26-r1
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.23
before 9.26-r1
9.26-r1
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.24
before 9.26-r1
9.26-r1
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.6
before 9.26-r2
9.26-r2
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.7
before 9.26-r2
9.26-r2
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.8
before 9.26-r2
9.26-r2
ghostscript
Alpine:v3.9
before 9.26-r2
9.26-r2
ghostscript
Debian:12
before 9.26a~dfsg-1
9.26a~dfsg-1
ghostscript
Debian:13
before 9.26a~dfsg-1
9.26a~dfsg-1
ghostscript
Debian:14
before 9.26a~dfsg-1
9.26a~dfsg-1
ghostscript
Debian:8
before 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb8u1, plus listed versions
9.06~dfsg-29.06~dfsg-2+deb8u19.06~dfsg-2+deb8u109.06~dfsg-2+deb8u119.06~dfsg-2+deb8u12
Show 45 moreShow less
9.06~dfsg-2+deb8u139.06~dfsg-2+deb8u29.06~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+deb8u99.10~dfsg-19.15~dfsg-19.15~rc1~dfsg-19.16~dfsg-19.16~dfsg-29.16~dfsg-2+sparc649.16~dfsg-2.19.16~dfsg-2.1+sparc649.18~dfsg-19.18~dfsg-29.18~dfsg-39.18~dfsg-49.19~dfsg-19.19~dfsg-29.19~dfsg-39.19~dfsg-3.19.19~~rc1~dfsg-19.20~dfsg-19.20~dfsg-1~exp19.20~dfsg-29.20~dfsg-39.20~dfsg-3.19.20~dfsg-3.29.21~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-19.25~dfsg-1~exp19.25~dfsg-29.25~dfsg-3
9.26a~dfsg-0+deb8u1
ghostscript
Debian:9
before 9.26a~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 23 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-79.26~dfsg-0+deb9u19.26~dfsg-0+deb9u29.26~dfsg-19.26~dfsg-2
9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u1
ghostscript
Mageia:6
before 9.26-1.2.mga6
9.26-1.2.mga6
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-cups
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-cups
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-cups
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-cups
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript-gtk
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
0:9.07-31.el7_6.9
ghostscript
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7
before 9.26a-23.19.1
9.26a-23.19.1
libspectre
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7
before 0.2.7-12.6.1
0.2.7-12.6.1
ghostscript
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
before 9.26a-23.19.1
9.26a-23.19.1
libspectre
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
before 0.2.7-12.6.1
0.2.7-12.6.1
ghostscript
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
before 9.26a-23.19.1
9.26a-23.19.1
libspectre
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
before 0.2.7-12.6.1
0.2.7-12.6.1
ghostscript
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 9.26a-23.19.1
9.26a-23.19.1
libspectre
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 0.2.7-12.6.1
0.2.7-12.6.1
ghostscript
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
before 9.26a-23.19.1
9.26a-23.19.1
libspectre
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3
before 0.2.7-12.6.1
0.2.7-12.6.1
ghostscript
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
before 9.26a-23.19.1
9.26a-23.19.1
libspectre
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
before 0.2.7-12.6.1
0.2.7-12.6.1
ghostscript
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
before 9.26a-23.19.1
9.26a-23.19.1
libspectre
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
before 0.2.7-12.6.1
0.2.7-12.6.1
ghostscript
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS
before 9.26a-23.19.1
9.26a-23.19.1
libspectre
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS
before 0.2.7-12.6.1
0.2.7-12.6.1
ghostscript
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS
before 9.26a-23.19.1
9.26a-23.19.1
libspectre
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS
before 0.2.7-12.6.1
0.2.7-12.6.1
ghostscript
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL
before 9.26a-23.19.1
9.26a-23.19.1
libspectre
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL
before 0.2.7-12.6.1
0.2.7-12.6.1
ghostscript
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 9.26a-23.19.1
9.26a-23.19.1
libspectre
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 0.2.7-12.6.1
0.2.7-12.6.1
ghostscript
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 9.26a-23.19.1
9.26a-23.19.1
libspectre
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 0.2.7-12.6.1
0.2.7-12.6.1
ghostscript
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
before 9.26a-23.19.1
9.26a-23.19.1
libspectre
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
before 0.2.7-12.6.1
0.2.7-12.6.1
ghostscript
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
before 9.26a-23.19.1
9.26a-23.19.1
libspectre
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
before 0.2.7-12.6.1
0.2.7-12.6.1
ghostscript
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 4
before 9.26a-23.19.1
9.26a-23.19.1
libspectre
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 4
before 0.2.7-12.6.1
0.2.7-12.6.1
ghostscript
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
before 9.26a-23.19.1
9.26a-23.19.1
libspectre
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
before 0.2.7-12.6.1
0.2.7-12.6.1
ghostscript
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
before 9.26a-3.12.1
9.26a-3.12.1
libspectre
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15
before 0.2.8-3.6.1
0.2.8-3.6.1
ghostscript
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.4, plus listed versions
9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu29.10~dfsg-0ubuntu39.10~dfsg-0ubuntu49.10~dfsg-0ubuntu59.10~dfsg-0ubuntu6
Show 20 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+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.39.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.19.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
ghostscript
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.4, 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 11 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+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.39.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.19.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.4
ghostscript
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.4, 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+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.29.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.19.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.4
ghostscript
openSUSE:Leap 15.0
before 9.26a-lp150.2.12.1
9.26a-lp150.2.12.1
ghostscript-mini
openSUSE:Leap 15.0
before 9.26a-lp150.2.12.1
9.26a-lp150.2.12.1
ghostscript
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 44 CVEs
before 9.54.0-2.2
9.54.0-2.2

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBGhostscript 9.26 - Pseudo-Operator Remote Code Execution2019-01-24

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
affectedOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2019-6116 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Artifex Ghostscript, published January 23, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 41.6%, the 98th percentile. Fixed in ghostscript 9.26-r2.

References

Show 104 moreShow less
This page doesn't list everything

Left out here: 6 versions. The JSON record has them.

MoveEnter Open