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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-48708

gs_lib_ctx_stash_sanitized_arg in base/gslibctx.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.1 lacks argument sanitization for the # case.

Published May 23, 2025 · catalog updated May 24, 2025 · Artifex

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-48708. EPSS is 0.32%. Act only if a listed version of Artifex is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.32%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Artifex ghostscript 0 <10.05.1

gs_lib_ctx_stash_sanitized_arg in base/gslibctx.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.1 lacks argument sanitization for the # case. A created PDF document includes its password in cleartext.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Artifex ghostscript 0 <10.05.10 <10.05.1

How to fix CVE-2025-48708

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-48708. EPSS is 0.32%. Act only if a listed version of Artifex is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Artifex ghostscript 0 <10.05.1 0 <10.05.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.32%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 24, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    gs_lib_ctx_stash_sanitized_arg in base/gslibctx.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.1 lacks argument sanitization for the # case. A created PDF document includes its password in cleartext.

  2. Oct 17, 2026 · Arch Linux Security

    Detected

    CVE-2025-48708 is named on the public Arch Linux Security page.

Sources

  • Arch Linux SecurityVendor advisoryCVE-2025-48708

    CVE-2025-48708 is named on the public Arch Linux Security page.

    security.archlinux.org
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-48708

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-48708

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-28243

    gs_lib_ctx_stash_sanitized_arg in base/gslibctx.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.1 lacks argument sanitization for the # case. A created PDF document includes its password in cleartext.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.