CVE-2023-43115

CRITICALNVD 8.89.8▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2023-09-18. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 1.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 5%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.2, gdevijs.c in GhostPDL can lead to remote code execution via crafted PostScript documents because they can switch to the IJS device, or change the IjsServer parameter, after SAFER has been activated. NOTE: it is a documented risk that the IJS server can be specified on a gs command line (the IJS device inherently must execute a command to start the IJS server).

CVSS v3
8.8
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 PROB
5%
EPSS %ILE
91%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 18, 2023

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

References (10)

Patch Availability(4)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulibgs9-common (10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.1) @ mantic2026-05-24ubuntu
redhatghostscript-0:9.54.0-14.el9_32023-11-07redhat
redhatghostscript-0:9.54.0-11.el9_22023-11-02redhat
redhatghostscript-0:9.54.0-7.el9_0.22023-10-18redhat

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.

Affected Packages

(10 across 10 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.18(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ghostscript—10.02.0-r0—
Alpine:v3.19(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ghostscript—10.02.0-r0—
Alpine:v3.20(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ghostscript—10.02.0-r0—
Alpine:v3.21(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ghostscript—10.02.0-r0—
Alpine:v3.22(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ghostscript—10.02.0-r0—
Alpine:v3.23(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ghostscript—10.02.0-r0—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ghostscript9.53.3~dfsg-7 ... 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u5 (6 versions)9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u6—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ghostscript10.0.0~dfsg-11, 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u110.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u2—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ghostscript—10.02.0~dfsg-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ghostscript—10.02.0~dfsg-1—

All Vendor Advisories

(4)

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.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCjostaub/ghostscript-CVE-2023-43115
    First seen Sep 28, 2023

    A small write-up with examples to understand CVE-2023-43115

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-43115?
CVE-2023-43115 is a critical vulnerability published on September 18, 2023. In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.2, gdevijs.c in GhostPDL can lead to remote code execution via crafted PostScript documents because they can switch to the IJS device, or change the IjsServer parameter, after SAFER has been activated. NOTE: it is a documented risk that the IJS server can be…
When was CVE-2023-43115 disclosed?
CVE-2023-43115 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 18, 2023, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-43115 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-43115 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 9.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-43115?
CVE-2023-43115 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.8.
How do I remediate CVE-2023-43115?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-43115, 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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