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CVE-2024-39331

Published: Jun 23, 2024Updated: Apr 30, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-94
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 32.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

emacsgnuOSS Libraries
n/an/a
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ROSA VirtualizationАО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
gnuoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka g. nu
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ао «нтц ит роса»commercialRUOperating Systems
and 5 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-29
git.savannah.gnu.org
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/org-mode.git/commit/?id=f4cc61636947b5c2f0afc67174dd369fe3277aa8
git.savannah.gnu.org
https://list.orgmode.org/87sex5gdqc.fsf%40localhost/
list.orgmode.org
and 15 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jun 23, 2024
Last Updated
Apr 30, 2025

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