RCE in Gnu Emacs
CVE-2024-30202
In Emacs before 29.3, arbitrary Lisp code is evaluated as part of turning on Org mode. This affects Org Mode before 9.6.23.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.011 (62.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnu Emacs
- Gnu Org_mode
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-30202?
- CVE-2024-30202 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Emacs, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-03-25.
- How severe is CVE-2024-30202?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-30202 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.