Vulnerability Details : CVE-2025-1244
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.
Products affected by CVE-2025-1244
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-1244
0.14%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 36 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2025-1244
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
N/A
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N/A
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Red Hat, Inc. | 2025-02-12 |
8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
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5.9
|
Red Hat, Inc. | 2025-02-12 |
8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
N/A
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N/A
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RedHat-CVE-2025-1244 | 2025-02-12 |
CWE ids for CVE-2025-1244
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The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.Assigned by:
- 53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749 (Primary)
- secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2025-1244
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1915
RHSA-2025:1915 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2157
RHSA-2025:2157 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2754
RHSA-2025:2754 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2195
RHSA-2025:2195 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1963
RHSA-2025:1963 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1962
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1917
RHSA-2025:1917 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS?h=emacs-30.1
NEWS\etc - emacs.git - Emacs source repository
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https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=66390
#66390 - `man' allows to inject arbitrary shell code - GNU bug report logs
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1961
RHSA-2025:1961 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2022
RHSA-2025:2022 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1964
RHSA-2025:1964 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/01/2
oss-security - Re: Re: GNU Emacs 30.1 released with 2 CVE fixes
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:2130
RHSA-2025:2130 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2345150
2345150 – (CVE-2025-1244) CVE-2025-1244 emacs: Shell Injection Vulnerability in GNU Emacs via Custom "man" URI Scheme
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-1244
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