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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-EMACS-3357944
  • published9 Mar 2023
  • disclosed9 Mar 2023

Introduced: 9 Mar 2023

CVE-2023-27986  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable 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:unstable 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.

CVSS Scores

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