cve-2025-1244
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-02-12 14:27
Modified
2025-02-20 09:24
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
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| ▼ | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 |
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