CVE-2024-29510

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

27.97% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 97.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.3 (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:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. 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

2024-07-03 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-19 07:47Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2024-03-19

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-693Protection Mechanism FailurePillar
• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

7f730890f4db01b68ad1671650df95c48eb6a1af2766e7a9fcaa812e98615d8b

• bugs.ghostscript.comhttps://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=707662
• www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/7
• codeanlabs.comhttps://codeanlabs.com/blog/research/cve-2024-29510-ghostscript-format-string-exploitation/
• www.vicarius.iohttps://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/critical-vulnerability-in-ghostscript-cve-2024-29510