CVE-2023-36664

This vulnerability affects an unusually large number of packages. The highest-confidence fixes are shown above; the full list is longer. Check the referenced advisories for complete coverage.

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Issue Tracking1

bugs.ghostscript.com

Other references11

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-17519	High	7.5	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-11371	High	7.5	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-50164	Critical	9.8	81%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-3715	Medium	5.5	75%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-15175	High	7.4	72%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-39316	High	7.5	66%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2023-36664?

Published advisories record a fix for 28 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2023-36664 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-36664 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 4.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2023-36664?

CVE-2023-36664 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2023-36664 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for ghostscript (Debian), ghostscript (Red Hat / RHEL), ghostscript (Rocky), ghostscript-debuginfo (Rocky), and 24 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-08-28.