CVE-2025-27831: An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0

Q: How do I fix CVE-2025-27831?

ghostscript: upgrade to 10.05.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2025-27831 being exploited?

CVE-2025-27831 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2025-27831 affect?

CVE-2025-27831 affects ghostscript. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0. The DOCXWRITE TXTWRITE device has a text buffer overflow via long characters to devices/vector/doc_common.c.

Q: How urgent is CVE-2025-27831?

Priority 52/100. Critical severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

This month

CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEUPGRADE

CVE-2025-27831 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting ghostscript. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0. The DOCXWRITE TXTWRITE device has a text buffer overflow via long characters to devices/vector/doc_common.c.

Why this priority

Critical severity
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 51%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-120
Published	2025-03-25
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: artifex

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-03-25 21:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 09:04 UTCUpdated Record last modified

artifex ghostscript UPGRADE

Affected: < 10.05.0

Fixed in: 10.05.0

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy ghostscript || rpm -q ghostscript || ghostscript --version

2. UPGRADE to 10.05.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade ghostscript

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade ghostscript

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-27831?

ghostscript: upgrade to 10.05.0. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-27831 being exploited?

CVE-2025-27831 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-27831 affect?

CVE-2025-27831 affects ghostscript. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0. The DOCXWRITE TXTWRITE device has a text buffer overflow via long characters to devices/vector/doc_common.c.

How urgent is CVE-2025-27831?

Priority 52/100. Critical severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

Ghostscript vulnerabilities

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References

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