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CVE-2023-27986

Published: Mar 9, 2023Updated: Mar 5, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-94
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 62.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

n/an/a
emacsgnuOSS Libraries
gnuoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka g. nu

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/08/2
openwall.com
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?h=emacs-29&id=3c1693d08b0a71d40a77e7b40c0ebc42dca2d2cc
git.savannah.gnu.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/09/1
openwall.com
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Timeline

Published
Mar 9, 2023
Last Updated
Mar 5, 2025

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