CVE-2025-27836: ghostscript · n/a
Affects ghostscriptSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical : upgrade to 10.05.0 as a priority.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 10.05.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Mar 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Upgrade debian/ghostscript to 10.05.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Debiandebian/ghostscriptpkg:deb/debian/ghostscriptOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
1. Monitor Artifex Ghostscript official channels for the release of security patches addressing CVE-2025-27836 and apply them immediately upon availability. 2. If you cannot patch yet, restrict or disable the use of the BJ10V device or Japanese language printing features within Ghostscript if feasible. 3. Implement strict input validation and sanitization on all documents processed by Ghostscript to minimize the risk of malicious payloads triggering the buffer overflow. 4. Employ application-layer sandboxing or containerization to isolate Ghostscript processes, limiting the potential impact of exploitation. 5. Use network segmentation to restrict access to systems running Ghostscript, especially those exposed to untrusted document sources. 6. Monitor logs and network traffic for unusual activity indicative of exploitation attempts. 7. Educate IT and security teams about this vulnerability to ensure rapid incident response readiness. 8. Consider deploying intrusion prevention systems (IPS) with updated signatures once available to detect exploitation attempts.
Description
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0. The BJ10V device has a Print buffer overflow in contrib/japanese/gdev10v.c.