Emacs: shell injection vulnerability in gnu emacs via custom "man" uri scheme
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support | affected |
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| Red Hat | Builds for Red Hat OpenShift 1.3.2 | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | unaffected | — | ||||||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | unknown | — |
No data.
| Package | CPE | Advisory | Released Date |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support | |||
| emacs-1:24.3-23.el7_9.2 | cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7 | RHSA-2025:2130 | 2025-03-03T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | |||
| emacs-1:26.1-13.el8_10 | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 | RHSA-2025:1917 | 2025-02-27T00:00:00Z |
| emacs-1:26.1-13.el8_10 | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 | RHSA-2025:1917 | 2025-02-27T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support | |||
| emacs-1:26.1-5.el8_2.3 | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2 | RHSA-2025:2157 | 2025-03-03T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | |||
| emacs-1:26.1-5.el8_4.3 | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4 | RHSA-2025:1963 | 2025-03-03T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service | |||
| emacs-1:26.1-5.el8_4.3 | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4 | RHSA-2025:1963 | 2025-03-03T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions | |||
| emacs-1:26.1-5.el8_4.3 | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4 | RHSA-2025:1963 | 2025-03-03T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | |||
| emacs-1:26.1-7.el8_6.6 | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6 | RHSA-2025:1961 | 2025-03-03T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service | |||
| emacs-1:26.1-7.el8_6.6 | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6 | RHSA-2025:1961 | 2025-03-03T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions | |||
| emacs-1:26.1-7.el8_6.6 | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6 | RHSA-2025:1961 | 2025-03-03T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support | |||
| emacs-1:26.1-10.el8_8.7 | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8 | RHSA-2025:1962 | 2025-03-03T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | |||
| emacs-1:27.2-11.el9_5.1 | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 | RHSA-2025:1915 | 2025-02-27T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions | |||
| emacs-1:27.2-6.el9_0.2 | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0 | RHSA-2025:2022 | 2025-03-03T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support | |||
| emacs-1:27.2-8.el9_2.2 | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2 | RHSA-2025:1964 | 2025-03-03T00:00:00Z |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support | |||
| emacs-1:27.2-10.el9_4.1 | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4 | RHSA-2025:2195 | 2025-03-04T00:00:00Z |
| Builds for Red Hat OpenShift 1.3.2 | |||
| registry.redhat.io/openshift-builds/openshift-builds-git-cloner-rhel9:sha256:dc839b2217a61a4ac07cefecc0b5a0cf8c907d7b7114ca15b5ca368f57de921a | cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_builds:1.3::el9 | RHSA-2025:2754 | 2025-03-13T00:00:00Z |
No data available yet.
Vendor Workaround
There is no an existing or known mitigation for this issue without disabling part of the Emacs core functionality. However, by avoiding opening or view untrusted files, websites, HTTP URLs or other URI resources with Emacs would reduce or prevent the risk of performing this attack successfully.
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-4069-1 | emacs security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5871-1 | emacs security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2025-2098 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8011-1 | Emacs vulnerabilities |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: 2.6% (2.632% probability within 30 days)
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 |
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6 |
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| CPEs | ||
| Vendors & Products |
Redhat rhivos
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| First Time appeared |
Redhat rhivos
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| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:rhivos:1 | |
| Vendors & Products |
Redhat rhivos
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| CPEs | ||
| Vendors & Products |
Redhat rhivos
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| First Time appeared |
Redhat rhivos
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| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:rhivos:1 | |
| Vendors & Products |
Redhat rhivos
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| Metrics |
epss
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epss
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| Metrics |
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| Metrics |
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| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 |
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| First Time appeared |
Redhat openshift Builds
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_builds:1.3::el9 | |
| Vendors & Products |
Redhat openshift Builds
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| References |
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4 |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream | |
| References |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2 |
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| First Time appeared |
Redhat rhel Els
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| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7 | |
| Vendors & Products |
Redhat rhel Els
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::appstream cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::baseos |
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| References |
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6 |
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0::appstream | |
| References |
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8::appstream cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos |
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| First Time appeared |
Redhat rhel Eus
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4::appstream cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::baseos cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4::baseos cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4::baseos |
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Redhat rhel Eus
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| First Time appeared |
Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel E4s Redhat rhel Tus |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::appstream cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::appstream cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::baseos |
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Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel E4s Redhat rhel Tus |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos |
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| References |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | |
| References |
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| Description | 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. | 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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| Metrics |
ssvc
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| Description | No description is available for this CVE. | 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. |
| Title | emacs: Shell Injection Vulnerability in GNU Emacs via Custom "man" URI Scheme | Emacs: shell injection vulnerability in gnu emacs via custom "man" uri scheme |
| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| Description | No description is available for this CVE. | |
| Title | emacs: Shell Injection Vulnerability in GNU Emacs via Custom "man" URI Scheme | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-78 | |
| References |
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| Metrics |
threat_severity
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cvssV3_1
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