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CVE-2025-48708

gs_lib_ctx_stash_sanitized_arg in base/gslibctx.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.1 lacks argument sanitization for

gs_lib_ctx_stash_sanitized_arg in base/gslibctx.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.1 lacks argument sanitization for the # case. A created PDF document includes its password in cleartext.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4 EPSS 0.00025
Monitor
  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-212Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer
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Affected Products & Versions

1
artifex ghostscript< 10.05.1
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Scoring & Timeline

4
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD23 May 2025 · 04:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

6
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2026:20592-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2026:21363-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:03460-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:03461-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2025:15413-1
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708446Issue Tracking
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/?id=b587663c623b4462f9e78686a31fd880207303eePatch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/23/2Mailing List
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