CVE-2019-14813

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 11.4%, top 4% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 11%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A flaw was found in ghostscript, versions 9.x before 9.50, in the setsystemparams procedure where it did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass -dSAFER restrictions. A specially crafted PostScript file could disable security protection and then have access to the file system, or execute arbitrary commands.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
65(Track*)
EG Risk 65/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
95.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 6, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated May 27, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat.
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: ghostscript-9.27-1.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: ghostscript-9.27-1.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LBUC4DBBJTRFNCR3IODBV4IXB2C2HI3V/
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: ghostscript-9.27-1.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 1915-1] ghostscript security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00007.html
redhat Patch Available

1743737 – (CVE-2019-14813) CVE-2019-14813 ghostscript: Safer mode bypass by .forceput exposure in setsystemparams (701443)

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14813
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2594
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824

Patch Availability(4)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibgs9-common (9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.11) @ xenial2026-05-27ubuntu
redhatghostscript-0:9.25-2.el7_7.22019-09-02redhat
redhatghostscript-0:9.25-2.el8_0.32019-09-02redhat
redhat3scale-amp26/zync:1.9-282019-08-21redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-14813?
CVE-2019-14813 is a critical vulnerability published on September 6, 2019. A flaw was found in ghostscript, versions 9.x before 9.50, in the setsystemparams procedure where it did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass -dSAFER restrictions. A specially crafted PostScript file could disable security protection and then have access to the file…
When was CVE-2019-14813 disclosed?
CVE-2019-14813 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 6, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2019-14813 actively exploited?
CVE-2019-14813 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 95.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-14813?
CVE-2019-14813 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2019-14813?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-14813, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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