Vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript
CVE-2025-46646
In Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0, decode_utf8 in base/gp_utf8.c mishandles overlong UTF-8 encoding. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-46954.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (7.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 7.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Artifex Ghostscript — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/ghostpdl.git/commit/ (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-46646?
- CVE-2025-46646 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Ghostscript, classified under CWE-24. CVSS score: 4.5/10. Published 2025-04-26.
- How severe is CVE-2025-46646?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-46646 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.