---
id: CVE-2023-36664
title: >-
  Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.2 mishandles permission validation for pipe
  devices (with the %pipe% prefix or the | pipe character prefix).
summary: >-
  Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.2 mishandles permission validation for pipe
  devices (with the %pipe% prefix or the | pipe character prefix).
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-552
vendor: artifex
product: ghostscript
affected:
  - ghostscript < 10.01.2
  - debian_linux = 11.0
  - debian_linux = 12.0
  - fedora = 37
  - fedora = 38
patched:
  - ghostscript 10.01.2
published: '2023-06-25'
updated: '2026-08-27'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36664'
references:
  - url: 'https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706761'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0974e4f2ac0005d3731e0b5c13ebc7e965540f4d
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=505eab7782b429017eb434b2b95120855f2b0e3c
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2ICXN5VPF3WJCYKMPSYER5KHTPJXSTJZ/
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5EWMEK2UPCUU3ZLL7VASE5CEHDQY4VKV/
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-03'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5446'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706761'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0974e4f2ac0005d3731e0b5c13ebc7e965540f4d
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=505eab7782b429017eb434b2b95120855f2b0e3c
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2ICXN5VPF3WJCYKMPSYER5KHTPJXSTJZ/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5EWMEK2UPCUU3ZLL7VASE5CEHDQY4VKV/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-03'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5446'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.04243
epssPercentile: 0.9059
ingestedAt: '2026-08-27T19:06:56.508Z'
exploits:
  github: 4
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/jakabakos/CVE-2023-36664-Ghostscript-command-injection'
    - 'https://github.com/winkler-winsen/Scan_GhostScript'
    - 'https://github.com/jeanchpt/CVE-2023-36664'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-23T07:13:25.673Z'
exploitAvailable: true
---

## Overview

Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.2 mishandles permission validation for pipe devices (with the %pipe% prefix or the | pipe character prefix).

## Affected

- `ghostscript < 10.01.2`
- `debian_linux = 11.0`
- `debian_linux = 12.0`
- `fedora = 37`
- `fedora = 38`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `ghostscript 10.01.2`