CVE-2024-30202 : In Emacs before 29.3, arbitrary Lisp code is evaluated as part of turning on Org

In Emacs before 29.3, arbitrary Lisp code is evaluated as part of turning on Org mode. This affects Org Mode before 9.6.23.

Published 2024-03-25 00:00:00

Updated 2025-05-01 14:33:59

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2024-30202

GNU » Emacs
Versions before (<) 29.3
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:emacs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
GNU » Org Mode » For Gnu Emacs
Versions before (<) 9.6.23
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:org_mode:*:*:*:*:*:gnu_emacs:*:*
Matching versions
GNU » Org Mode
Versions before (<) 9.6.23
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:org_mode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.03%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 7 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.8	5.9	134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	2024-11-14
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

Assigned by: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

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