Is CVE-2019-14813 being actively exploited?

CVE-2019-14813 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-14813?

CVE-2019-14813 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2019-14813

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 11.0%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-648
EPSS score: 11.0% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2019-5942)
Published: September 6, 2019
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2019-5942 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

artifex / ghostscript
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
fedoraproject / fedora
fedoraproject / fedora
fedoraproject / fedora
opensuse / leap
opensuse / leap
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux server tus
redhat / enterprise linux workstation
redhat / openshift container platform
redhat / openshift container platform

Certified products that may be affected

23 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 NSS Cryptographic Module - Red Hat, Inc. - FIPS 140 5513 - active
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Kernel Cryptographic API - Red Hat, LLC - FIPS 140 5461 - active
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Kernel Cryptographic API - Red Hat, Inc. - FIPS 140 5089 - active
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 4642 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 NSS Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 4458 - historical

See all 23 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=885444fcbe10dc42787ecb76686c8ee4dd33bf33
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824(Third Party Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2594(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14813(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00007.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LBUC4DBBJTRFNCR3IODBV4IXB2C2HI3V/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/15(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03(Third Party Advisory)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4518(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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