Is there a public exploit for CVE-2026-125396?

No public exploit for CVE-2026-125396 was found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei templates or public proof-of-concept repositories. That is an absence of evidence rather than proof that none exists.

How severe is CVE-2026-125396?

CVE-2026-125396 scores CVSS 8.5 (v4.0), rated high.

What does CVE-2026-125396 affect?

CVE-2026-125396 affects ArtifexSoftware GhostPDL.

8.5 High

Ghostscript before 10.08.0 contains a -dSAFER bypass vulnerability in the .putgstringcopy procedure in gsfonts.ps, which calls the…

CVE-2026-125396

Ghostscript before 10.08.0 contains a -dSAFER bypass vulnerability in the .putgstringcopy procedure in gsfonts.ps, which calls the privileged .forceput operator without checking operand types. Attackers can supply crafted PostScript or PDF documents that trigger a type error, recover .forceput via a custom error handler, and cause a use-after-free across save/restore to execute arbitrary code.

Assessment

CVSS: 8.5 (v4.0)
Severity: High
Known exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Exploit availability: Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
Published: 9 November 2026
Last updated: 10 November 2026
Affected: ArtifexSoftware · GhostPDL
Assigner: VulnCheck

CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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