CVE-2017-8291Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability

Artifex Ghostscript through 2017-04-26 allows -dSAFER bypass and remote command execution via .rsdparams type confusion with a "/OutputFile (%pipe%" substring in a crafted .eps document that is an input to the gs program, as exploited in the wild in April 2017.

7.8 HIGHEPSS 96.96%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed

Last updated: 2026-06-17 01:26 UTC

OverviewCVSS details

7.8HIGHCVSS 3.1

Score source: NVD
NVD status: Analyzed
Published: Apr 27, 2017
Assigner: mitre

Affected

ghostscript (artifex)

Versions: before 9.21
Fixed in: 9.21

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Exploitation

Public exploit: Yes · 2 references
CISA KEV: Listed · May 24, 2022
KEV due date: Jun 14, 2022
Ransomware use: Unknown
SSVC: Exploitation active · Automatable no · Impact total

EPSS · FIRST, scored Nov 7

96.96%chance of exploitation in 30 days

Higher than 99.88% of CVEs

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

7.8High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

6.8Medium

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality impact: Partial
Integrity impact: Partial
Availability impact: Partial

NVD status: Analyzed

Overview Affected Products References

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Overview

Severity

Score	Severity	Version	Vector String
7.8	HIGH	3.1NVD	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8	MEDIUM	2.0NVD	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CISA required action

⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Jun 14, 2022

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Details

CVE ID: CVE-2017-8291
Status: Analyzed
Assigner (CNA): mitre
Published: Apr 27, 2017
Last modified: 2026-06-17 01:26 UTC
Weaknesses: CWE-843
CWE-704

Sources

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