Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-27837
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity path traversal in the ghostscript package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0. Access to arbitrary files can occur through a truncated path with invalid UTF-8 characters, for base/gp_mswin.c and base/winrtsup.cpp.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | ghostscript | 10.05.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-27837 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ghostscript | 10.05.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-27837 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ghostscript | 10.05.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-27837 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ghostscript | 10.05.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-27837 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | ghostscript | 10.05.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-27837 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H