Vulnerability in GNU Emacs
CVE-2024-30205
In Emacs before 29.3, Org mode considers contents of remote files to be trusted. This affects Org Mode before 9.6.23.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Emacs
- GNU Org Mode
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS (Release Notes)
- git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/ (Patch)
- git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/ (Patch)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00023.html (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00024.html (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/25/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-30205?
- CVE-2024-30205 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNU Emacs, classified under Download of Code Without Integrity Check. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-03-25.
- How severe is CVE-2024-30205?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-30205 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.