RCE in Gnu Emacs
CVE-2023-27985
emacsclient-mail.desktop in Emacs 28.1 through 28.2 is vulnerable to shell command injections through a crafted mailto: URI. This is related to lack of compliance with the Desktop Entry Specification. It is fixed in 29.0.90
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.011 (61.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnu Emacs
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-27985?
- CVE-2023-27985 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Emacs, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-03-09.
- How severe is CVE-2023-27985?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-27985 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.