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Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting emacs package, versions <1:28.2+1-13

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.06% (26th percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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Red Hat
7.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-EMACS-3357947
  • published 9 Mar 2023
  • disclosed 9 Mar 2023
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Introduced: 9 Mar 2023

CVE-2023-27986 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-94 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 emacs to version 1:28.2+1-13 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream emacs package and not the emacs package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

emacsclient-mail.desktop in Emacs 28.1 through 28.2 is vulnerable to Emacs Lisp code injections through a crafted mailto: URI with unescaped double-quote characters. It is fixed in 29.0.90.