Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Emacs: shell injection vulnerability in gnu emacs via custom "man" uri scheme
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.
Injection
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:2.58%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-78 ↗Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 0 < 29.4.0 (affected) | ||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support | 1:24.3-23.el7_9.2 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 1:26.1-13.el8_10 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | 1:26.1-13.el8_10 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support | 1:26.1-5.el8_2.3 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | 1:26.1-5.el8_4.3 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service | 1:26.1-5.el8_4.3 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions | 1:26.1-5.el8_4.3 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | 1:26.1-7.el8_6.6 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service | 1:26.1-7.el8_6.6 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions | 1:26.1-7.el8_6.6 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support | 1:26.1-10.el8_8.7 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | 1:27.2-11.el9_5.1 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions | 1:27.2-6.el9_0.2 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support | 1:27.2-8.el9_2.2 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support | 1:27.2-10.el9_4.1 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Builds for Red Hat OpenShift 1.3.2 | 1.3.1-1741784043 < * (unaffected) |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | all |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2025-02-12T07:32:23 |
| Published | 2025-02-12T14:27:45 |
| Patch Date | 2025-02-12 |
| Last Updated | 2026-09-06T01:37:43 |
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