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CVE-2025-1244

Emacs: shell injection vulnerability in gnu emacs via custom "man" uri scheme

Published: Feb 12, 2025Updated: Aug 2, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-78
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.6%
Top 16.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A command injection flaw was found in the text editor Emacs. It could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on a vulnerable system. Exploitation is possible by tricking users into visiting a specially crafted website or an HTTP URL with a redirect.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
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-78

Affected Products

Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update ServiceOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update ServiceOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»
commercial·RU
РОСА КобальтOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
The GNU Project
oss-project·USaka gnu
EMACS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
АО «НППКТ»
commercial·RU
ОСОН ОСнова ОnyxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1915
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1917
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1961
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