CVE-2023-36664

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

4.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 90.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-28.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-06-25 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-28 14:15Z6 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2023-06-25

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-552Files or Directories Accessible to External PartiesBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

23be9b012eb4790336cc9777406288f6ca7d4ffea2806488028342a446cea3bc

• bugs.ghostscript.comhttps://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706761
• git.ghostscript.comhttps://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=505eab7782b429017eb434b2b95120855f2b0e3c
• git.ghostscript.comhttps://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=0974e4f2ac0005d3731e0b5c13ebc7e965540f4d
• www.debian.orgDSA-5446https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5446vendor-advisory
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-d8a1c3e5e2https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5EWMEK2UPCUU3ZLL7VASE5CEHDQY4VKV/vendor-advisory
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-83c805b441https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2ICXN5VPF3WJCYKMPSYER5KHTPJXSTJZ/vendor-advisory
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202309-03https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-03vendor-advisory
• artifex.comhttps://artifex.com/blog/security-vulnerability-fixed-in-ghostscript-10.01.2
• www.kroll.comhttps://www.kroll.com/en/publications/cyber/ghostscript-cve-2023-36664-remote-code-execution-vulnerability
• security-tracker.debian.orghttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-36664
• git.ghostscript.comhttps://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=505eab7782b429017eb434b2b95120855f2b0e3c
• git.ghostscript.comhttps://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0974e4f2ac0005d3731e0b5c13ebc7e965540f4d
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-d8a1c3e5e2https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5EWMEK2UPCUU3ZLL7VASE5CEHDQY4VKV/vendor-advisory
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-83c805b441https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2ICXN5VPF3WJCYKMPSYER5KHTPJXSTJZ/vendor-advisory