CVE-2026-101258

Summary

Ghostscript can be tricked into executing arbitrary shell commands by parsing specially crafted PostScript or EPS documents, bypassing its security sandbox. This allows attackers to gain full control over the Ghostscript process and potentially compromise all data accessible to it.

Exploitability

Exploitation requires a user to open or process a malicious PostScript or EPS file, which can be delivered via email attachments, web downloads, or print workflows, making it moderately difficult but achievable with social engineering.

Blast radius

The impact could be significant across environments that use Ghostscript for document processing, including print servers, web applications, and automated document workflows, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Detection

No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.

Prioritized remediation

Upgrade to Ghostscript 9.56 or later to address this vulnerability.

Analysis generated locally by garnet-coder (no data left the box). AI-assisted — verify against primary sources before acting.