CVE-2017-8291
Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability
CVSS
—
No CVSS
EPSS
97.0%
p100
KEV
YES
May 24, 2022
Exploit Today
80
0-100
Published: — · Last modified: —
97.0%EPSS · 30 days97.0%
2026-06-302026-07-16
Product
Artifex / Ghostscript
Vulnerability
Artifex Ghostscript Type Confusion Vulnerability
Added to KEV
May 24, 2022
Remediate by
Jun 14, 2022
Known ransomware use
No
Summary description
Artifex Ghostscript allows -dSAFER bypass and remote command execution via .rsdparams type confusion with a "/OutputFile.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8291
No related CVEs by CWE or product.