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ghsa-gghq-qp34-gqg8

Vulnerability from github

Published

2025-02-12 15:32

Modified

2025-02-12 15:32

Severity ?

8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

A flaw was found in the Emacs text editor. Improper handling of custom "man" URI schemes allows attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by tricking users into visiting a specially crafted website or an HTTP URL with a redirect.

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  "modified": "2025-02-12T15:32:02Z",
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cve-2025-1244

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2025-02-12 14:27

Modified

2025-02-20 09:24

Severity ?

8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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

▼	URL	Tags
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-1244	vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2345150	issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

▼

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6

Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9

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Sightings

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Nomenclature

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Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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