Shell Command Injection Vulnerability in Emacs Client by GNU
CVE-2023-27985

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Gnu
Status
Emacs
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 March 2023

What is CVE-2023-27985?

The emacsclient-mail.desktop file in Emacs versions 28.1 through 28.2 is susceptible to shell command injections via specially crafted mailto: URIs. This vulnerability arises from a failure to comply with the Desktop Entry Specification, allowing attackers to potentially execute arbitrary commands. This issue has been addressed in version 29.0.90, highlighting the importance of software updates for maintaining security.

References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/08/2
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emac...
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=60204

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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