Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability in CEDET in GNU Emacs

CVE-2012-0035

Summary

The vulnerability present in the CEDET component of GNU Emacs allows local users to exploit a crafted Lisp expression in a Project.ede file, located in the same directory or a parent directory of an opened file. This issue can lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, providing attackers with the ability to execute malicious code under the context of the running user.

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