RCE in Gnu Emacs

CVE-2024-39331

In Emacs before 29.4, org-link-expand-abbrev in lisp/ol.el expands a %(...) link abbrev even when it specifies an unsafe function, such as shell-command-to-string. This affects Org Mode before 9.7.5.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.013 (67.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-39331?
CVE-2024-39331 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Gnu Emacs, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-39331?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.