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
- Gnu Emacs
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List)
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.