Exploitation observed; activity peaked at 13 mentions and remains active
Immediate actions
Patch affected systems immediately
Assume compromise if assets are exposed
Hunt for exploitation attempts and persistence artifacts
Increase monitoring for publicly documented tradecraft
Recommended action window: Immediate (within 24h)
NVD description
Ghostscript before 10.08.0 contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the JPEG 2000 output adapter (base/sjpx_openjpeg.c) that allows attackers to cause memory corruption by supplying a crafted PDF containing a JPEG 2000 image with mismatched component subsampling factors. When image components declare different subsampling values, the non-samescale sub-byte-depth output path allocates a row buffer sized for packed output but writes a full byte per output column regardless of bit depth, overflowing the allocation and corrupting internal chunk-allocator metadata to achieve code execution.
Fallo crítico de Ghostscript permite ejecutar código mediante PDFs maliciosos
Se ha detectado una vulnerabilidad crítica en Ghostscript (CVE-2026-39919) con una puntuación de severidad de 9.8 sobre 10
https://blog.elhacker.net/2026/10/fallo-critico-de-ghostscript-permite.html
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The text discloses CVE-2026-39919 in Ghostscript (CVSS 9.8) enabling RCE via malicious PDFs, but provides no exploit code, PoC, patch, or evidence of active exploitation.
The tweet discloses CVE‑2026‑39919, describing an arbitrary code execution flaw in Ghostscript triggered by a crafted PDF, while noting that many site operators are unaware of the software in their thumbnail generation pipelines.
La faille CVE-2026-39919 expose les systèmes utilisant Ghostscript à une exécution de code à distance via des PDF spécialement conçus. Les chaînes de traitement automatique de documents sont particulièrement concernées.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ghostscript-flaw-lets-hackers-hijack-servers-via-pdf-uploads/
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The text announces CVE-2026-39919 as an RCE vulnerability in Ghostscript via crafted PDFs with technical details but does not reference a PoC, exploit tool, patch, or active exploitation.
The tweet describes CVE-2026-39919 in Ghostscript, a heap buffer overflow leading to code execution when processing malicious JPEG 2000 PDFs, and notes that the vulnerability is patched in version 10.08.0, urging identification of Ghostscript usage in backend systems.
Уязвимость в Ghostscript позволяла захватывать серверы через загрузку PDF-файлов
Специалисты обнаружили критическую уязвимость CVE-2026-39919 в Ghostscript, которая позволяет добиться удаленного выполнения кода через специально подготовленный PDF-файл.
https://xakep.ru/2026/10/15/ghostscript-flaw/
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The text announces CVE-2026-39919 in Ghostscript as a critical RCE vulnerability triggered via crafted PDF files, providing technical details but without mentioning PoC, exploit tools, patches, or active exploitation.
The text is a Japanese security news post announcing CVE-2026-39919 in Ghostscript—a CVSS 9.8 RCE vulnerability reachable via PDF uploads that also affects WordPress—without mentioning any PoC, exploit tool, patch, or active exploitation.
CVE-2026-39919 (CVSS 9.8): Critical heap buffer overflow in Ghostscript 9.21-10.07.1 enables unauthenticated RCE via crafted PDF upload, confirmed on a live WordPress deployment with -dSAFER sandbox enabled.
Key findings:
- The flaw lives in Ghostscript's JPEG 2000 decoding path, specifically how it handles sub-byte sample precision with mismatched component resolutions. A 1,029-byte crafted PDF, differing from a harmless control file by a single byte in the transparency component's resolution field, triggers the loop to write 1,024 bytes into a 256-byte heap buffer, spilling 768 bytes of attacker-influenced data into adjacent memory management structures. Standard file extension, MIME type, and structure checks do not flag it. The -dSAFER sandbox does not prevent the memory corruption. Affected versions span Ghostscript 9.21 through 10.07.1 wherever the OpenJPEG decoder is present. All ten package environments tested on September 15 contained that path.
- The WordPress attack chain is: anonymous visitor submits a PDF via an upload form, WordPress passes it through the Imagick PHP extension, Imagick calls ImageMagick, ImageMagick launches Ghostscript to render a preview. WordPress core retries the conversion with a different setting if the first attempt fails, meaning a crashing PDF triggers two Ghostscript processes per upload. The vulnerability is not in WordPress or any plugin. Ghostscript is a system-level dependency most site owners do not know they are running.
- Exploit portability testing ran 10,240 attempts across ten Linux environments (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, AlmaLinux, Alpine, and the official WordPress Docker image). Neither proof-of-concept succeeded once outside the build it was prepared for. However, when the Ghostscript executable was held constant and fonts, locale, font configuration, and one core library were varied, the exploit still succeeded across all four matching setups, though not on every attempt. The credible threat model is targeted attacks against a known build, or a single exploit sweeping many servers sharing one hosting or container image.
- As of September 15, every tested platform was vulnerable: the official WordPress Docker image (10.05.1~dfsg-1+deb13u1), Debian 13 trixie, Debian 12 bookworm, Ubuntu 22.04/24.04/26.04, Fedora 44, AlmaLinux 10, Alpine 3.22 and 3.23. Ubuntu has since shipped fixes for 22.04, 24.04, and 26.04. AlmaLinux 10 fixed on October 2. As of October 9, Fedora 44 and Alpine 3.22/3.23 still listed the older revisions. Debian 12 remains listed as vulnerable. No public exploitation has been observed as of the report's publication.
- Wordfence notes that a failed exploit attempt returns a successful HTTP upload response while Ghostscript crashes silently in the background. Logs may show Ghostscript process crashes or OOM events rather than an obvious attack signal. The number of Ghostscript processes spawned per upload is measurable: one for a harmless PDF, two for a crashing one. This gives a detection ratio to watch. The scope extends well beyond WordPress: document management systems, print services, invoice processors, mail gateways, and conversion APIs are all in scope if they pass untrusted PDFs to an unpatched Ghostscript build.
Practitioner takeaway: gs --version is not sufficient to confirm patch status. On Debian/Ubuntu check the full package revision with dpkg -s ghostscript; on Fedora/Red Hat family use rpm -q ghostscript and compare against your distribution's advisory for CVE-2026-39919. For containers, rebuild from an updated base image without relying on cached layers. Monitor process logs for unexpected Ghostscript crashes tied to upload activity, particularly two-process sequences per submission. If patching is not immediately possible, block untrusted PDF uploads at the application layer or disable PDF reads in ImageMagick's security policy as a temporary measure, understanding both disable preview functionality.
#DFIR_Radar
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A detailed technical disclosure of CVE-2026-39919, a critical Ghostscript heap buffer overflow (CVSS 9.8) enabling unauthenticated RCE via crafted PDFs, with PoC testing results across ten Linux environments and comprehensive patch/workaround guidance.
Ghostscript 10.08.0 fixes CVE-2026-39919, a heap buffer overflow in its JPEG 2000 output adapter. A PDF with mismatched component sampling made our 10.07.1 ASan build crash; the same input rendered on 10.08.0.
Post summary
Ghostscript version 10.08.0 addresses CVE-2026-39919, a heap buffer overflow in the JPEG 2000 output adapter. The fix prevents crashes triggered by PDFs with mismatched component sampling.
We published our Docker PoC for CVE-2026-39919 here: https://github.com/78ResearchLab/PatchHawk-PoC/blob/main/CVE-2026-39919
It includes the PDF input, an equal-sampling control, reproduction scripts, and pre/post logs.
Post summary
The text announces the publication of a Docker-based Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-39919, including reproduction scripts and logs, and provides a GitHub link.
The text discloses a critical Ghostscript vulnerability (CVE-2026-39919) allowing unauthenticated RCE via JPEG 2000 parsing (CVSS 9.8) and explicitly states it is remediated in version 10.08.0.
🚨Critical - Ghostscript RCE via JPEG2000 Heap Overflow (CVE-2026-39919)
Ghostscript's JPEG 2000 output adapter in base/sjpx_openjpeg.c allocates an undersized row buffer when parsing a crafted PDF with a JPX image using mismatched component subsampling factors, then performs out-of-bounds writes. Heap corruption can lead to process crash or potential code execution.
👉Affected: Ghostscript < 10.08.0 | Upgrade to 10.08.0
Post summary
The text discloses a critical RCE vulnerability in Ghostscript versions before 10.08.0 caused by a heap overflow in JPEG2000 handling, and advises upgrading to version 10.08.0.
Nutzt wer #Ghostscript - speziell auf Servern und hat noch nicht gepatcht? Die kritische Schwachstelle CVE-2026-39919 in GhostScript vor der Version 10.08.0 wird nun wohl angegriffen.
https://borncity.com/blog/2026/10/14/ghostscript-schwachstelle-cve-2026-39919-wird-angegriffen/
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The text warns Ghostscript server users to patch, reporting that CVE-2026-39919 (critical, pre-10.08.0) is now being actively exploited in the wild.
🆕👉 Ghostscript 9.21-10.07.1 – Unauthenticated RCE Risk via WordPress PDF Previews (CVE-2026-39919) https://wpdeeply.com/ghostscript-9-21-10-07-1-wordpress-pdf-preview-rce-cve-2026-39919/ #loreleiweb
CVE-2026-39919 is a critical heap buffer overflow in Ghostscript’s JPEG 2000 decoder. On WordPress servers that generate previews from user… https://t.co/v2bEKOcPR2
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The tweet announces a new CVE-2026-39919, a critical heap buffer overflow in Ghostscript's JPEG 2000 decoder affecting WordPress PDF previews (versions 9.21-10.07.1), providing technical context but without mentioning patches, exploit tools, or active exploitation.
A critical flaw in Ghostscript can let a crafted PDF run code on your server. WordPress uses Ghostscript to make PDF thumbnails, through Imagick and ImageMagick. The bug is CVE-2026-39919, and version 10.08.0 fixes it.
There is no plugin to update. The fix comes from your operating system or your host. If you run Docker, rebuild your container from an updated base image. Stock WordPress blocks anonymous PDF uploads, so check your forms and plugins first.
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2026/10/wordfence-argus-discovers-critical-vulnerability-in-ghostscript-the-program-that-turns-uploaded-pdfs-into-thumbnails-on-your-server/
#WordPress#WPSecurity#CyberSecurity
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The text describes a Ghostscript vulnerability that may allow code execution through crafted PDFs and identifies version 10.08.0 as the fix. It also gives remediation guidance for operating-system or host updates and Docker images.
A critical Ghostscript vulnerability, CVE-2026-39919 (CVSS 9.8), allows remote code execution via crafted PDFs. Update Ghostscript to 10.08.0 now.
#Ghostscript#CVE202639919#RemoteCodeExecution#WordPress#Wordfence#Linux#PatchNow#CyberSecurity
https://securityonline.info/ghostscript-vulnerability-cve-2026-39919/
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The text announces CVE-2026-39919, a critical RCE vulnerability in Ghostscript (CVSS 9.8) via crafted PDFs, and explicitly directs users to update to version 10.08.0.
🚨 Ghostscript JPEG 2000 Heap Overflow Enables Code Execution (CVE-2026-39919)
Critical Vulnerability Alert!
Artifex Ghostscript before 10.08.0 is affected by CVE-2026-39919.
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Exposure: 3k instances identified globally.
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#Infosec#CyberSecurity#ZoomEye
Post summary
The text is a vulnerability disclosure announcement for CVE-2026-39919, detailing the Ghostscript JPEG 2000 heap overflow enabling code execution and providing ZoomEye reconnaissance guidance, but it does not include a PoC, exploit tool, active exploitation evidence, or explicit remediation instructions.
『The more credible threats are a targeted attack against a known build and an attack against many sites sharing one hosting or container image.』
CVE-2026-39919
Wordfence Argus Discovers Critical Vulnerability in Ghostscript,
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2026/10/wordfence-argus-discovers-critical-vulnerability-in-ghostscript-the-program-that-turns-uploaded-pdfs-into-thumbnails-on-your-server/
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The text is a Wordfence blog headline announcing a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-39919) in Ghostscript, a server-side PDF thumbnail processing component. No PoC, exploit, patch, or technical specifics are provided in the text itself.
Ghostscript flaw lets a crafted PDF run code on servers https://www.ctrlaltnod.com/news/ghostscript-cve-2026-39919-pdf-uploads-rce/
Post summary
The text is a news headline announcing CVE-2026-39919 in Ghostscript, describing an RCE vulnerability via crafted PDF uploads, but provides no PoC, exploit tool, patch, or active exploitation evidence.
Ghostscript’s JPEG 2000 decoder has a critical RCE flaw (CVE-2026-39919), allowing malicious PDFs to run code on servers via pipelines like WordPress → Imagick → ImageMagick. It affects versions 9.21-10.07.1; fixed in 10.08.0. Hosting providers & admins must update, verify patch backports, and restrict PDF uploads while untrusted code paths remain exposed.
#Ghostscript#SecurityNews#RCE#CVE2026-39919 #PDFvulnerability#ImageProcessing
https://thedailytechfeed.com/critical-ghostscript-vulnerability-in-pdfs-could-expose-servers-to-code-execution/
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The text reports CVE-2026-39919 as a critical RCE in Ghostscript's JPEG 2000 decoder, provides affected and fixed versions, and explicitly urges admins to update and apply mitigations.
